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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.3%
Albania
Lowest
1.7%
Yemen
Median
39.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 1.7% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 39.9%, and the mean is 41.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 3,240.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 82.7%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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% volatile
4 Romania 85.5% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
5 Republic of Moldova 84.6% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
6 Tonga 83.3% 2010 up 70.4% rising
7 Slovakia 83.3% 2010 up 26.2% rising
8 Czechia 82.8% 2010 down 6.6% rising
9 Hungary 80.5% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
10 Kyrgyzstan 80.5% 2010 up 28.6% volatile
11 Serbia 79.6% 2010 up 86.5% volatile
12 Croatia 79.4% 2010 up 27.8% volatile
13 Latvia 78.9% 2010 down 1.3% 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 1.9% rising
17 Belize 76.6% 2010 up 93.2% volatile
18 Kazakhstan 75.7% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
19 Poland 73.9% 2010 up 14.8% volatile
20 Malta 73.6% 2010 up 115.2% volatile
21 Cuba 71.9% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
22 Bulgaria 71.5% 2010 up 51.2% volatile
23 Lithuania 70.7% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
24 Germany 70.0% 2010 up 28.7% volatile
25 Sweden 68.7% 2010 up 26.2% rising
26 France 68.0% 2010 up 34.6% volatile
27 Denmark 66.7% 2010 down 2.3% volatile
28 China 66.7% 2010 up 108.1% volatile
29 Hong Kong, China 65.8% 2010 up 69.5% volatile
30 Mongolia 65.7% 2010 up 10.1% volatile
31 Norway 64.9% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
32 Finland 63.1% 2010 up 62.4% volatile
33 Chile 63.0% 2010 up 128.9% rising
34 Republic of Korea 62.8% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
35 Estonia 61.8% 2010 down 4.3% volatile
36 Netherlands 61.7% 2010 down 0.2% rising
37 Switzerland 60.9% 2010 up 27.1% rising
38 Austria 60.8% 2010 up 7.3% rising
39 Sri Lanka 58.9% 2010 down 6.0% rising
40 Botswana 58.2% 2010 up 42.2% volatile
41 Australia 57.2% 2010 down 8.9% rising
42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.4% 2010 up 57.6% rising
43 Brunei Darussalam 55.8% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
44 Jamaica 55.8% 2010 up 78.7% volatile
45 South Africa 55.6% 2010 up 48.3% rising
46 Belgium 55.3% 2010 down 0.2% rising
47 Cyprus 54.5% 2010 up 44.7% volatile
48 Macau, China 54.3% 2010 up 41.1% volatile
49 Spain 53.6% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
50 Ukraine 53.2% 2010 up 0.2% rising
51 Jordan 52.6% 2010 up 101.6% volatile
52 Singapore 52.2% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
53 Malaysia 52.2% 2010 up 38.9% volatile
54 Ghana 51.8% 2010 up 34.1% volatile
55 Japan 51.7% 2010 down 10.6% rising
56 Guyana 49.2% 2010 down 0.1% volatile
57 Canada 48.9% 2010 down 23.4% rising
58 Mauritius 45.9% 2010 up 57.2% volatile
59 Ireland 45.8% 2010 down 0.5% rising
60 Luxembourg 45.0% 2010 down 3.6% rising
61 Trinidad and Tobago 45.0% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
62 Fiji 43.4% 2010 down 1.9% volatile
63 Zimbabwe 43.3% 2010 up 130.8% volatile
64 Viet Nam 43.0% 2010 up 68.2% volatile
65 Israel 42.9% 2010 up 47.1% rising
66 Greece 42.5% 2010 up 34.4% rising
67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 42.2% 2010 up 68.2% volatile
68 Uruguay 41.8% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
69 Dominican Republic 41.1% 2010 up 204.3% volatile
70 United States of America 40.8% 2010 up 3.2% falling
71 Bahrain 40.1% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
72 Kuwait 40.0% 2010 up 30.3% volatile
73 Iceland 39.8% 2010 down 7.2% volatile
74 United Arab Emirates 39.7% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
75 Argentina 37.7% 2010 up 13.8% rising
76 Philippines 37.1% 2010 up 43.9% rising
77 Peru 37.0% 2010 up 63.0% rising
78 Colombia 37.0% 2010 up 90.6% rising
79 Congo 36.4% 2010 up 182.0% volatile
80 Brazil 36.0% 2010 up 125.1% volatile
80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.0% 2010 up 93.1% volatile
82 Qatar 35.9% 2010 up 58.1% volatile
83 Panama 35.3% 2010 up 26.5% rising
84 Russian Federation 34.1% 2010 down 19.3% rising
85 Mexico 33.9% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
86 New Zealand 31.7% 2010 up 34.2% falling
87 Portugal 30.4% 2010 up 54.8% volatile
88 El Salvador 29.9% 2010 up 137.5% volatile
89 Zambia 28.7% 2010 up 202.1% volatile
90 Libya 28.6% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
91 Syrian Arab Republic 28.4% 2010 up 92.5% volatile
92 Costa Rica 26.6% 2010 up 25.3% volatile
93 Ecuador 26.5% 2010 up 45.3% rising
94 Namibia 25.9% 2010 up 67.1% rising
95 Saudi Arabia 25.9% 2010 up 81.4% rising
96 India 25.8% 2010 up 21.8% volatile
97 Indonesia 25.4% 2010 up 29.1% volatile
98 Togo 25.2% 2010 up 88.1% volatile
99 Gabon 24.6% 2010 up 141.3% volatile
100 Tunisia 23.7% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
101 Egypt 23.5% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
102 Paraguay 23.2% 2010 up 83.2% volatile
103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% 2010 down 2.4% rising
104 Bangladesh 22.9% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
105 Cameroon 22.3% 2010 up 142.0% volatile
106 Uganda 22.2% 2010 up 336.1% volatile
107 Türkiye 21.9% 2010 up 121.2% volatile
108 Pakistan 21.1% 2010 up 76.9% volatile
109 Nicaragua 21.1% 2010 up 87.3% volatile
110 Liberia 20.1% 2010 up 110.2% volatile
111 Guatemala 19.8% 2010 up 86.6% volatile
112 Eswatini 19.7% 2010 up 28.1% volatile
113 Kenya 18.4% 2010 up 68.7% volatile
114 Honduras 18.4% 2010 up 41.4% volatile
115 Iraq 17.7% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
116 Papua New Guinea 17.0% 2010 up 46.1% volatile
117 Thailand 16.9% 2010 up 90.7% volatile
118 Benin 15.9% 2010 up 74.9% volatile
119 Lesotho 15.8% 2010 up 67.4% volatile
120 Nepal 14.5% 2010 up 58.2% volatile
121 Central African Republic 14.1% 2010 up 129.2% volatile
122 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.6% 2010 up 176.3% volatile
123 Haiti 13.2% 2010 up 48.0% volatile
124 Côte d'Ivoire 12.4% 2010 up 34.2% volatile
125 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.3% 2010 up 101.6% volatile
126 Gambia 11.9% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 11.1% 2010 up 70.3% volatile
128 Algeria 10.5% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
129 Myanmar 9.8% 2010 down 3.0% rising
130 Morocco 9.2% 2010 down 31.0% volatile
131 Cambodia 9.2% 2010 down 6.7% volatile
132 Mali 8.5% 2010 up 669.1% volatile
133 Malawi 8.3% 2010 up 40.6% volatile
134 Senegal 8.2% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
135 Sudan 7.3% 2010 up 135.5% volatile
136 Mauritania 7.2% 2010 up 118.2% volatile
137 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.4% 2010 up 28.2% volatile
138 Rwanda 4.8% 2010 up 29.7% volatile
139 Afghanistan 3.7% 2010 up 68.2% volatile
140 Burundi 3.3% 2010 down 6.3% volatile
141 Maldives 3.2% 2010 down 82.7% falling
142 Mozambique 2.6% 2010 up 150.5% volatile
143 Niger 2.1% 2010 up 320.0% volatile
144 Yemen 1.7% 2010 up 3,240.0% volatile

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