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 | 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% | 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 |
About this data
Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)