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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
76.1%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.8%
Yemen
Median
22.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 76.1% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.8% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.0%, and the mean is 27.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.

Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 3,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 64.1%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 76.1% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
2 Czechia 75.5% 2010 up 7.6% volatile
3 Kyrgyzstan 75.5% 2010 up 37.3% volatile
4 Slovakia 75.4% 2010 up 38.9% volatile
5 Moldova 73.6% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 72.7% 2010 down 0.1% volatile
7 Armenia 70.9% 2010 up 11.2% rising
8 Lithuania 68.0% 2010 down 5.1% volatile
9 Poland 67.5% 2010 down 3.5% volatile
10 Romania 65.8% 2010 up 31.2% volatile
11 Hungary 62.8% 2010 up 19.9% volatile
12 Slovenia 61.3% 2010 up 8.5% volatile
13 Croatia 60.2% 2010 up 42.5% volatile
14 Germany 59.9% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
15 Serbia 59.6% 2010 up 105.4% volatile
16 Bulgaria 56.9% 2010 up 64.5% volatile
17 Sweden 56.6% 2010 up 10.2% rising
18 Estonia 55.7% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
19 Mongolia 52.2% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
20 Switzerland 49.9% 2010 up 30.7% rising
21 Albania 49.8% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
22 United Kingdom 48.8% 2010 up 532.3% volatile
23 South Korea 48.1% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
24 Ukraine 46.7% 2010 up 8.2% rising
25 Japan 46.0% 2010 up 6.2% rising
26 Austria 45.8% 2010 up 7.5% rising
27 Denmark 45.5% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
28 Finland 45.4% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
29 Latvia 45.2% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
30 France 45.1% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
31 Hong Kong 43.7% 2010 up 100.5% volatile
32 Mauritius 43.1% 2010 up 193.5% volatile
33 Tonga 42.8% 2010 up 278.8% volatile
34 Cyprus 42.8% 2010 up 31.1% volatile
35 Trinidad and Tobago 42.5% 2010 up 169.8% volatile
36 Norway 42.1% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
37 Brunei 41.5% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
38 Netherlands 40.9% 2010 up 7.0% volatile
39 South Africa 40.7% 2010 up 265.6% volatile
40 Italy 39.8% 2010 up 48.5% volatile
41 Cuba 39.6% 2010 up 37.0% volatile
42 Singapore 36.8% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
43 Jamaica 36.5% 2010 up 62.5% volatile
44 United States 35.9% 2010 down 1.9% flat
45 Canada 35.8% 2010 up 13.8% rising
46 Belgium 35.2% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
47 Chile 33.9% 2010 up 22.4% rising
48 Israel 33.8% 2010 up 29.5% rising
49 Australia 33.6% 2010 down 38.6% rising
50 Greece 31.5% 2010 up 4.3% rising
51 Malaysia 31.2% 2010 up 63.7% volatile
52 Iceland 31.2% 2010 up 8.4% volatile
53 Peru 30.8% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
54 Luxembourg 30.6% 2010 up 4.4% rising
55 Fiji 29.2% 2010 up 7.7% volatile
56 Macao 28.4% 2010 up 67.8% volatile
57 United Arab Emirates 28.2% 2010 up 18.0% volatile
58 Guyana 27.9% 2010 up 7.5% volatile
59 Argentina 27.8% 2010 up 28.2% rising
60 Jordan 26.7% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
61 Russia 26.2% 2010 down 25.7% rising
62 Ireland 26.1% 2010 down 7.8% rising
63 Bahrain 25.9% 2010 down 6.5% volatile
64 Belize 25.5% 2010 up 121.8% volatile
65 Botswana 25.1% 2010 up 85.8% volatile
66 Barbados 24.8% 2010 up 1.3% volatile
67 Iran 24.6% 2010 up 44.0% volatile
68 Qatar 24.5% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
69 Panama 24.3% 2010 up 55.3% volatile
70 Venezuela 24.2% 2010 up 160.9% volatile
71 Egypt 22.9% 2010 up 85.3% volatile
72 Spain 22.2% 2010 up 48.5% volatile
73 China 21.8% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
74 Brazil 21.2% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
75 Philippines 20.9% 2010 up 43.9% rising
76 Kuwait 20.8% 2010 up 1.1% volatile
77 Gabon 20.7% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
78 Libya 20.6% 2010 up 14.4% volatile
79 Vietnam 20.4% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
80 Iraq 20.3% 2010 up 199.3% volatile
81 Colombia 19.7% 2010 up 21.7% volatile
82 Ecuador 18.9% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
83 Dominican Republic 18.9% 2010 up 337.5% volatile
84 Costa Rica 18.8% 2010 up 36.9% volatile
84 Saudi Arabia 18.8% 2010 up 28.9% rising
86 Zambia 18.7% 2010 up 1.9% volatile
87 Liberia 18.6% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
88 Congo 18.5% 2010 up 35.2% volatile
89 Uruguay 18.3% 2010 up 2.5% rising
90 New Zealand 17.4% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
91 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.9% 2010 up 316.3% volatile
92 Haiti 16.7% 2010 up 119.8% volatile
93 India 16.5% 2010 up 10.7% volatile
94 Syria 16.2% 2010 up 144.8% volatile
95 El Salvador 16.0% 2010 up 108.2% volatile
96 Sri Lanka 15.1% 2010 down 64.1% volatile
97 Algeria 15.0% 2010 up 60.6% volatile
98 Indonesia 14.9% 2010 up 39.8% volatile
99 Cameroon 14.6% 2010 up 56.4% volatile
100 Malta 14.4% 2010 down 35.3% rising
101 Ghana 14.3% 2010 down 23.7% volatile
102 Namibia 14.3% 2010 up 49.0% rising
103 Thailand 14.1% 2010 up 274.5% volatile
104 Turkey 14.1% 2010 up 42.5% volatile
105 Bolivia 13.8% 2010 down 26.1% volatile
106 Mexico 13.8% 2010 up 55.5% volatile
107 Paraguay 13.6% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
108 Pakistan 13.4% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
109 Nicaragua 13.0% 2010 up 87.1% volatile
110 Bangladesh 12.9% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
111 Tunisia 12.1% 2010 down 3.4% volatile
112 Portugal 11.9% 2010 down 7.2% volatile
113 Benin 11.2% 2010 up 237.2% volatile
114 Guatemala 11.0% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
115 Kenya 11.0% 2010 up 193.1% volatile
116 Honduras 10.9% 2010 up 9.1% volatile
117 Papua New Guinea 9.5% 2010 up 39.6% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 9.4% 2010 up 100.4% volatile
119 Lesotho 8.8% 2010 down 47.5% volatile
120 Central African Republic 8.0% 2010 up 146.9% volatile
121 Morocco 7.1% 2010 up 77.4% volatile
122 Togo 6.9% 2010 up 52.2% volatile
123 Sudan 6.8% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
124 Myanmar 6.6% 2010 up 44.0% rising
125 Nepal 5.5% 2010 up 171.1% volatile
126 Uganda 5.5% 2010 up 505.6% volatile
127 Malawi 4.6% 2010 up 61.1% volatile
128 Laos 4.5% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
129 Mali 4.1% 2010 up 260.5% volatile
130 Mauritania 4.1% 2010 up 135.8% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 4.0% 2010 up 33.0% volatile
132 Cote d'Ivoire 4.0% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
133 Afghanistan 3.3% 2010 up 186.2% volatile
134 Eswatini 2.7% 2010 down 46.9% rising
135 Rwanda 2.7% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
136 Maldives 2.4% 2010 up 43.9% volatile
137 Gambia 2.3% 2010 up 10.2% rising
138 Senegal 2.2% 2010 down 52.0% volatile
139 Niger 2.1% 2010 up 216.2% volatile
140 Cambodia 2.0% 2010 down 27.4% volatile
141 Burundi 1.9% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
142 Mozambique 1.8% 2010 up 31.6% volatile
143 Tanzania 0.9% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
144 Yemen 0.8% 2010 up 3,700.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary