Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country
Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
68.3%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
11.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 68.3% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2%, and the mean is 14.2%.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 2,680.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 68.3% | 2010 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 58.3% | 2010 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 48.3% | 2010 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 45.8% | 2010 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Israel | 44.4% | 2010 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 41.5% | 2010 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 41.4% | 2010 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 38.8% | 2010 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 37.3% | 2010 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Finland | 36.9% | 2010 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 36.5% | 2010 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 35.5% | 2010 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 35.1% | 2010 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 30.9% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 30.9% | 2010 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 30.2% | 2010 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 30.2% | 2010 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 30.2% | 2010 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 30.0% | 2010 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Greece | 29.8% | 2010 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 29.0% | 2010 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 28.5% | 2010 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 28.0% | 2010 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 28.0% | 2010 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Germany | 26.6% | 2010 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 25.4% | 2010 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 25.1% | 2010 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 24.9% | 2010 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 24.2% | 2010 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 22.5% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 21.9% | 2010 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 21.7% | 2010 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 21.5% | 2010 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Qatar | 21.2% | 2010 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 21.0% | 2010 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Armenia | 20.7% | 2010 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 37 | Mongolia | 19.8% | 2010 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 19.4% | 2010 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 19.2% | 2010 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 18.6% | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.4% | 2010 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 18.4% | 2010 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.1% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 17.9% | 2010 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 17.8% | 2010 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 17.7% | 2010 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 17.6% | 2010 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 17.6% | 2010 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechia | 17.1% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 17.1% | 2010 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 16.3% | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 15.6% | 2010 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 15.2% | 2010 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 15.1% | 2010 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Gabon | 15.1% | 2010 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 15.0% | 2010 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.0% | 2010 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 14.8% | 2010 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.1% | 2010 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 13.9% | 2010 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Hong Kong, China | 12.9% | 2010 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 12.8% | 2010 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 12.8% | 2010 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 12.5% | 2010 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 12.5% | 2010 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 12.3% | 2010 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 12.0% | 2010 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 12.0% | 2010 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 11.8% | 2010 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 11.8% | 2010 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 11.3% | 2010 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 11.2% | 2010 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 11.1% | 2010 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 74 | Iraq | 11.1% | 2010 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 11.0% | 2010 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 10.8% | 2010 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Macau, China | 10.7% | 2010 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 10.5% | 2010 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 10.4% | 2010 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 10.1% | 2010 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 9.1% | 2010 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 9.1% | 2010 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 9.0% | 2010 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Türkiye | 8.7% | 2010 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 85 | India | 8.5% | 2010 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kenya | 8.2% | 2010 | up 336.0% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 8.2% | 2010 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 7.4% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 7.4% | 2010 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Algeria | 7.4% | 2010 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | 7.1% | 2010 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.0% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Liberia | 6.9% | 2010 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 6.7% | 2010 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.5% | 2010 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Tonga | 6.5% | 2010 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 6.0% | 2010 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 5.8% | 2010 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 5.6% | 2010 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Pakistan | 5.2% | 2010 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2010 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Botswana | 5.1% | 2010 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.2% | 2010 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Nepal | 4.2% | 2010 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 4.1% | 2010 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 4.0% | 2010 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 3.7% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 3.6% | 2010 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Congo | 3.6% | 2010 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 3.2% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 3.1% | 2010 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 3.0% | 2010 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Gambia | 2.8% | 2010 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 2.7% | 2010 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Senegal | 2.6% | 2010 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 2.6% | 2010 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 2.5% | 2010 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 2.4% | 2010 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 2.3% | 2010 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 121 | China | 2.1% | 2010 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2010 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 2.0% | 2010 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% | 2010 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 1.5% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.4% | 2010 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 1.4% | 2010 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Yemen | 1.4% | 2010 | up 2,680.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | 1.2% | 2010 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 1.2% | 2010 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1% | 2010 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1% | 2010 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 1.0% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2010 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2010 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 0.7% | 2010 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 0.7% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2010 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2010 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2010 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sudan | 0.4% | 2010 | down 63.6% | 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 |
About this data
Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)