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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
69.8%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
21.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 69.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.4%, and the mean is 24.8%.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 4,540.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Thailand 69.8% 2010 down 8.0% rising
2 Lesotho 65.7% 2010 down 4.6% rising
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 65.4% 2010 up 30.9% rising
4 Paraguay 63.3% 2010 down 12.3% flat
5 Türkiye 59.9% 2010 up 13.5% rising
6 Myanmar 59.9% 2010 up 22.7% volatile
7 Cameroon 59.7% 2010 up 78.9% volatile
8 Honduras 58.8% 2010 up 8.4% rising
9 Cambodia 58.4% 2010 up 21.3% rising
10 Indonesia 58.0% 2010 up 9.3% rising
11 El Salvador 57.8% 2010 up 12.7% rising
12 Portugal 54.7% 2010 down 20.1% rising
13 Ecuador 52.8% 2010 up 13.4% flat
14 Costa Rica 51.9% 2010 down 10.3% falling
15 Malawi 50.2% 2010 up 7.2% rising
16 Namibia 49.9% 2010 down 2.5% rising
17 Uganda 48.8% 2010 down 4.1% rising
18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47.7% 2010 up 14.6% rising
19 Argentina 47.4% 2010 down 7.3% falling
20 Zambia 47.1% 2010 up 1.1% rising
21 Trinidad and Tobago 46.7% 2010 down 20.0% falling
22 Uruguay 46.5% 2010 down 17.2% falling
23 Mauritius 45.9% 2010 down 16.3% rising
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.2% 2010 up 1.9% rising
25 Guyana 45.0% 2010 down 0.1% falling
26 Kenya 44.6% 2010 up 50.6% rising
27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.0% 2010 down 19.7% rising
28 Fiji 43.6% 2010 up 9.4% falling
29 Zimbabwe 43.5% 2010 down 28.8% rising
30 Tunisia 42.8% 2010 up 107.6% volatile
31 Rwanda 42.0% 2010 up 25.6% volatile
32 Maldives 41.8% 2010 up 137.7% rising
33 Haiti 41.8% 2010 up 54.5% volatile
34 Viet Nam 41.6% 2010 down 31.7% rising
35 Guatemala 40.8% 2010 up 1.0% rising
36 Syrian Arab Republic 40.3% 2010 down 18.6% rising
37 Gabon 39.8% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
38 Mexico 39.7% 2010 down 23.0% flat
39 Nicaragua 39.5% 2010 down 5.5% rising
40 Brazil 39.2% 2010 down 24.0% rising
41 Algeria 39.1% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.8% 2010 up 18.5% volatile
43 Qatar 38.5% 2010 up 386.0% volatile
44 Colombia 38.3% 2010 down 32.9% falling
45 Kuwait 38.0% 2010 up 100.1% volatile
46 Philippines 37.1% 2010 down 17.3% falling
47 Peru 36.7% 2010 down 5.6% falling
48 Macau, China 36.3% 2010 down 29.7% falling
49 Iceland 35.9% 2010 down 23.0% falling
50 Dominican Republic 35.5% 2010 down 52.1% rising
51 Panama 33.5% 2010 down 19.3% falling
52 Mauritania 33.3% 2010 up 0.1% rising
53 Libya 32.0% 2010 up 23.6% rising
54 Papua New Guinea 31.3% 2010 up 50.2% volatile
55 Saudi Arabia 30.7% 2010 up 16.8% rising
56 New Zealand 29.4% 2010 down 14.6% falling
57 Malaysia 28.7% 2010 down 31.7% rising
58 Iraq 28.2% 2010 up 115.3% volatile
59 China 27.8% 2010 down 46.5% rising
60 South Africa 27.7% 2010 down 9.2% rising
61 Greece 26.9% 2010 down 44.5% falling
62 Central African Republic 26.3% 2010 up 24.6% rising
63 Congo 26.2% 2010 down 8.8% volatile
64 Burundi 25.2% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
65 Jamaica 24.2% 2010 down 49.8% falling
66 United Arab Emirates 24.0% 2010 up 36.9% volatile
67 Sri Lanka 23.9% 2010 up 33.1% falling
68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
69 Morocco 22.9% 2010 up 157.9% volatile
70 Bangladesh 22.7% 2010 up 6.0% rising
71 Sudan 22.6% 2010 up 24.7% rising
72 Jordan 21.4% 2010 down 11.2% rising
73 Côte d'Ivoire 21.4% 2010 up 23.1% volatile
74 Brunei Darussalam 21.1% 2010 down 15.8% rising
75 Senegal 21.1% 2010 up 29.1% falling
76 Austria 20.5% 2010 down 35.3% falling
77 Luxembourg 20.4% 2010 down 37.0% falling
78 Togo 20.3% 2010 up 11.0% rising
79 Spain 20.3% 2010 down 33.0% falling
80 Eswatini 20.2% 2010 down 13.4% rising
81 Hong Kong, China 19.8% 2010 down 34.0% falling
82 Chile 17.9% 2010 down 64.3% falling
83 Belize 17.3% 2010 down 62.6% falling
84 India 16.4% 2010 up 10.9% falling
85 Mozambique 16.4% 2010 up 66.3% volatile
86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.2% 2010 down 55.3% falling
87 Afghanistan 16.1% 2010 up 30.7% volatile
88 Sierra Leone 15.6% 2010 up 88.2% volatile
89 Nepal 15.5% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
90 Cyprus 15.3% 2010 down 58.1% falling
91 Egypt 15.2% 2010 down 14.6% volatile
92 Benin 14.8% 2010 up 1.4% rising
93 Pakistan 14.0% 2010 up 61.0% rising
94 Singapore 12.3% 2010 down 32.9% volatile
95 Bahrain 12.2% 2010 up 7.8% rising
96 Ireland 12.0% 2010 down 61.6% falling
97 Liberia 11.6% 2010 up 66.8% rising
98 Barbados 11.6% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
99 Mongolia 11.2% 2010 down 46.1% volatile
100 Cuba 11.2% 2010 down 37.6% falling
101 Republic of Korea 11.0% 2010 down 58.4% falling
102 Israel 10.7% 2010 down 56.8% falling
103 Niger 10.4% 2010 up 36.9% flat
104 Poland 10.4% 2010 down 55.0% falling
105 Botswana 10.0% 2010 down 42.6% falling
106 Belgium 9.8% 2010 down 41.4% volatile
107 Ghana 9.7% 2010 up 9.8% rising
108 France 9.4% 2010 down 71.3% volatile
109 Tonga 9.3% 2010 down 76.8% falling
110 Italy 8.4% 2010 down 67.9% falling
111 Netherlands 8.1% 2010 down 38.2% volatile
112 Mali 7.7% 2010 up 43.0% volatile
113 Australia 7.0% 2010 down 39.0% volatile
114 Japan 6.8% 2010 down 61.1% volatile
115 Gambia 3.4% 2010 up 47.0% rising
116 Romania 3.0% 2010 down 70.7% volatile
117 Albania 2.8% 2010 down 84.8% volatile
118 Bulgaria 2.7% 2010 down 91.9% falling
119 Serbia 2.5% 2010 down 93.8% falling
120 Canada 2.5% 2010 down 61.3% volatile
121 Croatia 2.4% 2010 down 90.0% falling
122 Switzerland 2.4% 2010 down 89.6% volatile
123 Sweden 2.4% 2010 down 88.0% volatile
123 United States of America 2.4% 2010 down 0.8% volatile
125 Yemen 2.3% 2010 up 4,540.0% volatile
126 Germany 1.7% 2010 down 90.2% volatile
127 Armenia 1.6% 2010 down 39.6% volatile
128 Tajikistan 1.2% 2010 down 67.8% volatile
129 Hungary 1.2% 2010 down 50.2% volatile
130 Slovenia 1.1% 2010 down 78.9% volatile
131 Russian Federation 1.0% 2010 down 45.3% volatile
132 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2010 down 94.8% volatile
133 Estonia 0.8% 2010 down 65.7% volatile
134 Ukraine 0.6% 2010 down 48.0% volatile
135 Latvia 0.5% 2010 down 69.6% volatile
136 Malta 0.4% 2010 down 99.3% falling
137 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 98.2% volatile
138 Republic of Moldova 0.3% 2010 down 96.0% volatile
139 Lithuania 0.3% 2010 down 91.0% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 98.8% volatile
141 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 93.9% volatile
142 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 86.4% volatile
143 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 99.7% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)