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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
70.8%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
12.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 70.8% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.2%, and the mean is 16.2%.

Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 422.5%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 70.8% 2010 up 18.7% volatile
2 United States of America 61.4% 2010 up 9.5% rising
3 Canada 58.4% 2010 up 97.3% volatile
4 Ireland 55.3% 2010 up 115.1% volatile
5 Israel 48.8% 2010 up 20.6% rising
6 Japan 46.5% 2010 up 10.9% volatile
7 Republic of Korea 46.0% 2010 up 84.5% volatile
8 Ukraine 45.3% 2010 down 1.3% volatile
9 Singapore 44.9% 2010 up 207.9% volatile
10 Finland 42.9% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
11 New Zealand 42.0% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
12 Switzerland 41.6% 2010 up 82.9% volatile
13 Luxembourg 41.4% 2010 up 131.8% volatile
14 Australia 40.8% 2010 up 43.7% rising
15 Belgium 39.4% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
16 Cyprus 37.2% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
17 Denmark 36.6% 2010 up 28.7% volatile
18 Norway 36.6% 2010 up 29.6% volatile
19 Greece 36.0% 2010 up 78.8% volatile
20 Spain 35.4% 2010 up 57.3% volatile
21 Estonia 35.0% 2010 down 4.4% volatile
22 Sweden 34.8% 2010 up 21.4% rising
23 France 33.8% 2010 up 87.7% volatile
24 Lithuania 33.6% 2010 up 56.8% volatile
25 Netherlands 33.6% 2010 up 31.0% volatile
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.3% 2010 up 33.4% volatile
27 Germany 28.1% 2010 up 12.8% volatile
28 Slovenia 28.0% 2010 up 56.4% volatile
29 Panama 27.2% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
30 Bulgaria 26.6% 2010 up 15.5% rising
31 Kazakhstan 25.4% 2010 up 32.6% volatile
32 Iceland 25.2% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
33 Poland 24.4% 2010 up 99.9% volatile
34 Hong Kong, China 23.9% 2010 up 78.9% volatile
35 Philippines 23.0% 2010 up 3.0% rising
36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.9% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
37 Armenia 22.6% 2010 up 8.8% rising
38 Peru 22.5% 2010 down 19.0% volatile
39 Chile 22.3% 2010 up 5.9% volatile
40 Hungary 21.5% 2010 up 38.9% rising
41 Colombia 21.2% 2010 up 78.9% volatile
42 Austria 20.8% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
43 Croatia 20.7% 2010 up 67.0% volatile
44 Qatar 20.3% 2010 up 17.3% rising
45 Costa Rica 19.8% 2010 up 15.9% volatile
46 United Arab Emirates 19.2% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
47 Mexico 18.7% 2010 up 23.7% volatile
48 Malta 18.6% 2010 up 197.4% volatile
49 Czechia 17.9% 2010 up 22.7% volatile
50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.9% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
51 Mongolia 17.9% 2010 up 21.0% volatile
52 Macau, China 17.7% 2010 up 121.5% volatile
53 Slovakia 17.3% 2010 up 21.4% rising
54 Latvia 17.3% 2010 down 15.6% rising
55 Malaysia 17.0% 2010 up 87.4% volatile
56 Serbia 16.7% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
57 Portugal 16.1% 2010 up 30.1% volatile
58 Kyrgyzstan 16.1% 2010 down 3.2% rising
59 Sri Lanka 16.0% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
60 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.0% 2010 up 74.0% volatile
61 Italy 15.8% 2010 up 31.4% volatile
62 Republic of Moldova 15.4% 2010 up 12.4% rising
63 Argentina 15.1% 2010 up 4.8% volatile
64 Gabon 15.1% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
65 Saudi Arabia 15.0% 2010 up 17.0% rising
66 Jamaica 15.0% 2010 up 5.7% volatile
67 Romania 13.4% 2010 up 25.8% rising
68 Iraq 13.4% 2010 up 46.8% volatile
69 Paraguay 12.9% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
70 Jordan 12.8% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
71 Dominican Republic 12.5% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
72 Ecuador 12.4% 2010 down 36.6% volatile
73 Morocco 12.1% 2010 up 62.6% volatile
74 Brazil 12.0% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
75 Tunisia 11.6% 2010 up 82.6% volatile
76 Thailand 11.6% 2010 up 111.3% volatile
77 Türkiye 11.4% 2010 up 18.7% volatile
78 Uruguay 11.3% 2010 down 15.6% rising
79 Nicaragua 11.1% 2010 down 12.6% volatile
80 Fiji 11.0% 2010 up 22.4% volatile
81 Cuba 10.8% 2010 down 15.0% volatile
82 India 10.1% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
83 Tajikistan 9.9% 2010 down 21.1% rising
84 Trinidad and Tobago 9.8% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
85 Kenya 9.5% 2010 up 72.0% volatile
86 Afghanistan 9.4% 2010 up 6.7% volatile
87 Indonesia 8.5% 2010 up 189.4% volatile
88 Bahrain 8.3% 2010 down 43.1% volatile
89 Kuwait 7.7% 2010 down 40.9% rising
90 El Salvador 7.6% 2010 down 20.9% volatile
91 Algeria 7.4% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
92 South Africa 6.9% 2010 down 29.1% volatile
93 Liberia 6.8% 2010 up 40.1% volatile
94 Syrian Arab Republic 6.6% 2010 up 26.0% volatile
95 Pakistan 6.6% 2010 down 0.5% volatile
96 Belize 6.5% 2010 down 8.3% rising
97 Tonga 6.5% 2010 down 45.8% volatile
98 Honduras 6.2% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.9% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
100 Brunei Darussalam 5.8% 2010 up 71.5% volatile
101 Viet Nam 5.6% 2010 up 54.6% volatile
102 Libya 5.5% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
103 Nepal 5.0% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
104 Côte d'Ivoire 4.9% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
105 Bangladesh 4.9% 2010 up 18.4% volatile
106 Myanmar 4.4% 2010 down 34.2% volatile
107 Mauritius 4.4% 2010 up 54.2% rising
108 China 3.6% 2010 down 6.7% volatile
109 Uganda 3.4% 2010 down 34.8% volatile
110 Botswana 3.2% 2010 down 36.6% volatile
111 Namibia 3.1% 2010 down 22.5% rising
112 Ghana 3.0% 2010 down 31.3% volatile
113 Senegal 2.8% 2010 up 59.6% volatile
114 Congo 2.7% 2010 down 58.9% volatile
115 Lesotho 2.6% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
116 Maldives 2.5% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
117 Cameroon 2.3% 2010 up 269.4% volatile
118 Benin 2.2% 2010 down 15.4% volatile
118 Yemen 2.2% 2010 up 331.4% volatile
120 Gambia 2.2% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
121 Mauritania 2.1% 2010 down 8.7% volatile
122 Cambodia 2.1% 2010 up 422.5% volatile
123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.0% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
124 Zimbabwe 1.9% 2010 down 20.4% rising
125 Mali 1.8% 2010 up 264.6% volatile
126 Egypt 1.7% 2010 down 75.7% volatile
127 Albania 1.7% 2010 down 76.1% volatile
128 Papua New Guinea 1.4% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
129 Central African Republic 1.4% 2010 down 54.2% volatile
129 Sudan 1.4% 2010 up 24.5% rising
131 Togo 1.3% 2010 down 49.2% volatile
131 Zambia 1.3% 2010 down 64.9% volatile
133 Barbados 1.1% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2010 up 121.6% volatile
135 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.1% 2010 up 2.8% volatile
136 Niger 1.1% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
137 Haiti 1.0% 2010 up 47.1% rising
138 Rwanda 0.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
139 Malawi 0.6% 2010 down 1.7% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.5% 2010 down 14.8% volatile
141 Burundi 0.3% 2010 down 63.3% volatile
142 Guyana 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Eswatini 0.1% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)