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

Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
33.3%
South Korea
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
7.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 33.3% in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.5%, and the mean is 9.4%.

Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 3,133.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Korea 33.3% 2010 up 123.7% volatile
2 Ukraine 32.0% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
3 United States 31.3% 2010 up 4.4% rising
4 Israel 29.9% 2010 up 6.5% rising
5 Ireland 28.4% 2010 up 83.8% volatile
6 Greece 28.0% 2010 up 65.5% volatile
7 Japan 27.9% 2010 up 70.5% volatile
8 Canada 27.7% 2010 up 67.4% volatile
9 Russia 26.8% 2010 up 21.8% volatile
10 Estonia 26.0% 2010 up 12.3% volatile
11 Singapore 25.2% 2010 up 159.0% volatile
12 Switzerland 23.9% 2010 up 70.4% rising
13 Cyprus 23.6% 2010 up 13.5% volatile
14 Australia 23.6% 2010 up 25.6% rising
15 Denmark 20.8% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
16 Belgium 20.8% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
17 Netherlands 20.3% 2010 up 27.1% volatile
18 Lithuania 20.2% 2010 up 35.7% volatile
19 New Zealand 19.4% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
20 United Kingdom 19.2% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
21 Luxembourg 18.8% 2010 up 59.5% volatile
22 Sweden 18.8% 2010 down 0.9% volatile
23 Mongolia 18.8% 2010 up 21.4% volatile
24 Germany 17.9% 2010 up 9.4% volatile
25 Kazakhstan 17.8% 2010 up 20.7% volatile
26 Panama 17.5% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
27 Spain 16.9% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
28 Costa Rica 16.6% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
29 Finland 16.5% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
30 Norway 16.5% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
31 Hungary 16.5% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
32 Peru 16.5% 2010 down 23.5% volatile
33 Bulgaria 16.4% 2010 up 5.7% rising
34 Slovenia 15.3% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
35 Colombia 15.2% 2010 up 47.7% volatile
36 Qatar 14.8% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
37 Mexico 14.6% 2010 up 73.5% volatile
38 Armenia 14.5% 2010 down 18.1% rising
39 Iceland 14.5% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
40 Latvia 13.6% 2010 down 3.3% rising
41 United Arab Emirates 13.4% 2010 up 11.7% volatile
42 Kyrgyzstan 12.8% 2010 down 8.2% rising
43 Austria 12.5% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
44 Croatia 12.3% 2010 up 44.5% volatile
45 Serbia 11.9% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
46 Iran 11.9% 2010 up 32.2% volatile
47 Nicaragua 11.8% 2010 up 21.9% volatile
48 Hong Kong 11.1% 2010 up 39.4% volatile
49 Gabon 10.5% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
50 Saudi Arabia 10.5% 2010 up 16.3% rising
51 Poland 10.5% 2010 up 35.2% volatile
52 Moldova 10.4% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
53 France 10.2% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
54 Bolivia 9.8% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
55 Jamaica 9.7% 2010 down 5.6% volatile
56 Cuba 9.7% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
57 Malta 9.2% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
58 Czechia 8.9% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
59 Thailand 8.8% 2010 up 158.5% volatile
60 Sri Lanka 8.8% 2010 up 22.0% volatile
61 Tajikistan 8.7% 2010 down 21.0% volatile
62 Bahrain 8.7% 2010 down 45.2% volatile
63 Slovakia 8.5% 2010 up 11.8% rising
64 Brazil 8.2% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
65 Italy 8.1% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
66 Kuwait 7.9% 2010 down 21.6% volatile
67 Ecuador 7.8% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
68 Iraq 7.7% 2010 up 31.4% volatile
69 Fiji 7.7% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
70 Chile 7.6% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
71 Philippines 7.6% 2010 up 1.1% rising
72 Romania 7.5% 2010 up 0.7% volatile
73 Macao 7.5% 2010 up 86.3% volatile
74 Morocco 7.1% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
75 Paraguay 6.4% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
76 Afghanistan 6.3% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
77 Trinidad and Tobago 6.2% 2010 up 22.0% volatile
78 India 5.9% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
79 Turkey 5.9% 2010 down 7.7% volatile
80 Kenya 5.8% 2010 up 333.1% volatile
81 Jordan 5.7% 2010 down 19.5% volatile
82 El Salvador 5.5% 2010 down 16.5% volatile
83 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 down 28.4% volatile
84 Tunisia 5.2% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
85 Algeria 5.1% 2010 up 57.2% volatile
86 Indonesia 5.0% 2010 up 140.3% volatile
87 Syria 4.9% 2010 down 6.2% volatile
88 Myanmar 4.7% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
89 Laos 4.5% 2010 up 43.7% volatile
90 Tonga 4.5% 2010 down 45.9% volatile
91 Pakistan 4.4% 2010 down 17.6% volatile
92 Liberia 4.3% 2010 up 55.9% volatile
93 Belize 4.2% 2010 down 22.6% rising
94 Honduras 4.0% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
95 Malaysia 4.0% 2010 up 57.7% volatile
96 Venezuela 3.9% 2010 unchanged rising
96 Vietnam 3.9% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
98 Cote d'Ivoire 3.6% 2010 up 27.0% volatile
99 Botswana 3.6% 2010 up 1.7% volatile
100 Argentina 3.5% 2010 down 31.2% rising
101 Dominican Republic 3.3% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
102 Portugal 3.2% 2010 down 31.4% volatile
103 Brunei 3.0% 2010 down 67.0% volatile
104 Nepal 2.9% 2010 up 27.8% volatile
105 Bangladesh 2.9% 2010 down 5.6% volatile
106 Namibia 2.8% 2010 up 24.0% rising
107 Zambia 2.6% 2010 down 0.8% volatile
108 Egypt 2.5% 2010 down 49.5% volatile
109 Togo 2.2% 2010 up 26.4% volatile
110 Central African Republic 2.1% 2010 up 18.1% volatile
111 Gambia 1.9% 2010 up 21.4% volatile
112 Ghana 1.9% 2010 down 53.1% volatile
113 Benin 1.8% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
113 Senegal 1.8% 2010 up 64.0% volatile
115 Mali 1.8% 2010 up 261.2% volatile
116 Zimbabwe 1.7% 2010 up 60.0% rising
117 Mauritania 1.6% 2010 up 64.3% volatile
118 Congo 1.6% 2010 down 44.7% volatile
119 China 1.5% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
119 Mauritius 1.5% 2010 up 3.5% rising
121 Uganda 1.4% 2010 down 55.1% volatile
122 Lesotho 1.4% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
123 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2010 up 213.9% volatile
124 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.0% 2010 up 19.3% volatile
125 Libya 1.0% 2010 down 71.5% volatile
126 Yemen 1.0% 2010 up 3,133.3% volatile
127 Cameroon 0.8% 2010 up 300.0% volatile
128 Barbados 0.8% 2010 up 36.7% volatile
129 Tanzania 0.8% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
130 Niger 0.7% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Burundi 0.6% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
131 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 70.3% volatile
133 South Africa 0.5% 2010 unchanged rising
134 Haiti 0.5% 2010 unchanged rising
135 Albania 0.5% 2010 down 93.1% volatile
135 Papua New Guinea 0.5% 2010 up 52.9% volatile
137 Malawi 0.5% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
138 Maldives 0.4% 2010 up 104.8% volatile
139 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 down 15.8% volatile
140 Sudan 0.3% 2010 down 63.6% volatile
141 Rwanda 0.2% 2010 down 20.8% volatile
142 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.5% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary