Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.3%
Albania
Lowest
1.6%
Yemen
Median
41.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 95.3% in Albania; the lowest is 1.6% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.4%, and the mean is 43.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 64.7%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 95.3% | 2010 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 87.2% | 2010 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 86.1% | 2010 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 85.5% | 2010 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 84.6% | 2010 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Tonga | 83.3% | 2010 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 83.3% | 2010 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 82.8% | 2010 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 80.5% | 2010 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 80.5% | 2010 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 79.9% | 2010 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 79.6% | 2010 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 79.4% | 2010 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 77.9% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Armenia | 77.5% | 2010 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 76.8% | 2010 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Belize | 76.6% | 2010 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Malta | 75.0% | 2010 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 74.4% | 2010 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 73.9% | 2010 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.2% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 72.1% | 2010 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Cuba | 71.9% | 2010 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 70.7% | 2010 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 70.6% | 2010 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 70.0% | 2010 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 68.7% | 2010 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | France | 68.0% | 2010 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 66.7% | 2010 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 66.7% | 2010 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 31 | China | 66.7% | 2010 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Hong Kong, China | 65.8% | 2010 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 64.9% | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 64.4% | 2010 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 63.1% | 2010 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 63.0% | 2010 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 37 | Congo | 63.0% | 2010 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 61.8% | 2010 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 61.7% | 2010 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 60.9% | 2010 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 41 | Macau, China | 59.4% | 2010 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.2% | 2010 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 59.1% | 2010 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 58.9% | 2010 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 58.4% | 2010 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Botswana | 58.2% | 2010 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Australia | 57.3% | 2010 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 56.5% | 2010 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 55.6% | 2010 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 55.3% | 2010 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritius | 55.1% | 2010 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 54.5% | 2010 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 53.6% | 2010 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 53.2% | 2010 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 52.6% | 2010 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 52.2% | 2010 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 51.8% | 2010 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Japan | 51.7% | 2010 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 51.2% | 2010 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Guyana | 49.2% | 2010 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 48.9% | 2010 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 47.1% | 2010 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 45.8% | 2010 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.0% | 2010 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 44.6% | 2010 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 43.8% | 2010 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 43.3% | 2010 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Argentina | 43.0% | 2010 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 69 | Israel | 42.9% | 2010 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 42.5% | 2010 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 42.2% | 2010 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 41.8% | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 41.1% | 2010 | up 204.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 41.1% | 2010 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | 40.5% | 2010 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 40.0% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 77 | United States of America | 38.8% | 2010 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 78 | Philippines | 37.1% | 2010 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 37.0% | 2010 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 80 | Colombia | 37.0% | 2010 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 81 | Libya | 36.6% | 2010 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Gabon | 36.6% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Brazil | 36.0% | 2010 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 36.0% | 2010 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 35.9% | 2010 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 35.8% | 2010 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 35.3% | 2010 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 34.5% | 2010 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 33.9% | 2010 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 90 | New Zealand | 31.7% | 2010 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 30.7% | 2010 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 30.4% | 2010 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 93 | El Salvador | 29.9% | 2010 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 29.8% | 2010 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 28.7% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.4% | 2010 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 27.3% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 26.8% | 2010 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 26.6% | 2010 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | 26.5% | 2010 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 26.5% | 2010 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Namibia | 25.9% | 2010 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 103 | Cameroon | 25.7% | 2010 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | 25.4% | 2010 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 25.2% | 2010 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 23.7% | 2010 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2010 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 108 | Liberia | 23.2% | 2010 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.1% | 2010 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Thailand | 22.9% | 2010 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 22.9% | 2010 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 22.2% | 2010 | up 336.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Türkiye | 21.9% | 2010 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Pakistan | 21.1% | 2010 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 115 | Guatemala | 19.8% | 2010 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 19.2% | 2010 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.1% | 2010 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 19.1% | 2010 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Kenya | 18.4% | 2010 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | 18.4% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 16.8% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Nepal | 16.5% | 2010 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 16.1% | 2010 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 15.9% | 2010 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Lesotho | 15.8% | 2010 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 14.1% | 2010 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.7% | 2010 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2010 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% | 2010 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 11.9% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Myanmar | 9.8% | 2010 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 132 | Cambodia | 9.2% | 2010 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Mali | 8.5% | 2010 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Malawi | 8.3% | 2010 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Senegal | 8.2% | 2010 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 7.2% | 2010 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 6.6% | 2010 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 138 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.4% | 2010 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 5.9% | 2010 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 4.7% | 2010 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 3.8% | 2010 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Burundi | 3.3% | 2010 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 3.2% | 2010 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 1.6% | 2010 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)