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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary by country

Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
32.1%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
6.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 32.1% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.4%, and the mean is 9.1%.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 32.1% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
2 United States 29.8% 2010 down 0.8% rising
3 Israel 29.7% 2010 up 7.9% volatile
4 Ireland 28.4% 2010 up 125.4% volatile
5 Greece 28.0% 2010 up 103.3% volatile
6 Canada 27.7% 2010 up 67.4% volatile
7 Japan 27.7% 2010 up 70.5% volatile
8 Estonia 26.1% 2010 up 12.4% volatile
9 Russia 24.9% 2010 up 13.8% volatile
10 Switzerland 23.7% 2010 up 83.9% volatile
11 Cyprus 23.6% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
12 Australia 23.4% 2010 up 43.6% rising
13 South Korea 23.1% 2010 up 82.9% volatile
14 Belgium 20.7% 2010 up 33.7% volatile
15 Denmark 20.6% 2010 up 27.3% volatile
16 Lithuania 20.3% 2010 up 50.1% volatile
17 Netherlands 20.2% 2010 up 27.2% volatile
18 New Zealand 19.4% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
19 Mongolia 19.0% 2010 up 22.6% volatile
20 Luxembourg 18.7% 2010 up 64.8% volatile
21 Sweden 18.7% 2010 up 13.6% volatile
22 Finland 18.3% 2010 up 5.2% volatile
23 United Kingdom 18.2% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
24 Germany 17.8% 2010 up 20.6% volatile
25 Panama 17.5% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
26 Kazakhstan 16.9% 2010 up 14.2% volatile
27 Spain 16.8% 2010 up 75.3% volatile
28 Peru 16.7% 2010 up 0.8% volatile
29 Singapore 16.7% 2010 up 104.2% volatile
30 Costa Rica 16.6% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
31 Bulgaria 16.6% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
32 Hungary 16.6% 2010 up 22.5% volatile
33 Norway 16.5% 2010 up 26.7% volatile
34 United Arab Emirates 15.6% 2010 up 5.5% volatile
35 Slovenia 15.3% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
36 Colombia 15.2% 2010 up 131.7% volatile
37 Qatar 14.9% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
38 Mexico 14.6% 2010 up 73.5% volatile
39 Armenia 14.5% 2010 down 18.2% rising
40 Latvia 14.3% 2010 up 11.6% volatile
41 Iceland 14.2% 2010 up 109.7% volatile
42 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% 2010 down 7.7% volatile
43 Austria 12.4% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
44 Croatia 12.3% 2010 up 44.5% volatile
45 Iran 12.0% 2010 up 55.1% volatile
46 Serbia 11.9% 2010 up 6.1% volatile
47 Hong Kong 11.0% 2010 up 59.3% volatile
48 Nicaragua 10.9% 2010 up 53.2% volatile
49 Poland 10.4% 2010 up 36.1% volatile
50 Moldova 10.4% 2010 down 9.7% volatile
51 France 10.2% 2010 up 43.2% volatile
52 Jamaica 9.9% 2010 up 15.1% volatile
53 Bolivia 9.8% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
54 Cuba 9.7% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
55 Czechia 9.1% 2010 up 53.5% volatile
56 Bahrain 9.1% 2010 down 42.2% volatile
57 Saudi Arabia 9.0% 2010 up 78.2% rising
58 Sri Lanka 8.8% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
59 Tajikistan 8.8% 2010 down 21.0% volatile
60 Slovakia 8.7% 2010 up 29.6% volatile
61 Brazil 8.2% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
62 Chile 8.2% 2010 up 29.6% volatile
63 Thailand 8.1% 2010 up 206.4% volatile
64 Italy 8.0% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
65 Kuwait 7.9% 2010 down 28.6% volatile
66 Ecuador 7.8% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
67 Gabon 7.7% 2010 up 203.5% volatile
68 Philippines 7.6% 2010 up 1.1% rising
69 Romania 7.6% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
70 Jordan 6.6% 2010 down 20.9% volatile
71 Paraguay 6.5% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
72 Iraq 6.4% 2010 up 89.3% volatile
73 Uruguay 6.4% 2010 down 7.8% volatile
74 Afghanistan 6.2% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
74 Fiji 6.2% 2010 up 16.9% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 6.2% 2010 up 22.0% volatile
77 Turkey 5.8% 2010 up 30.6% volatile
78 India 5.8% 2010 up 11.5% volatile
79 Kenya 5.8% 2010 up 315.1% volatile
80 El Salvador 5.5% 2010 up 30.3% volatile
81 Malta 5.5% 2010 down 13.7% rising
82 Tunisia 5.2% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
83 Morocco 5.2% 2010 up 146.0% volatile
84 Egypt 5.0% 2010 up 43.9% volatile
85 Indonesia 5.0% 2010 up 141.3% volatile
86 Syria 4.9% 2010 down 6.0% volatile
87 Myanmar 4.7% 2010 up 30.1% volatile
88 Liberia 4.7% 2010 up 139.5% volatile
89 Macao 4.5% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
89 Tonga 4.5% 2010 down 31.8% volatile
91 Pakistan 4.5% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
92 Argentina 4.4% 2010 down 37.6% rising
93 Belize 4.2% 2010 down 22.7% rising
94 Honduras 4.0% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
95 Malaysia 4.0% 2010 up 57.7% volatile
96 Algeria 4.0% 2010 up 82.0% volatile
97 Venezuela 3.9% 2010 unchanged volatile
98 Laos 3.9% 2010 up 70.8% volatile
99 Portugal 3.7% 2010 down 11.7% volatile
100 Botswana 3.6% 2010 up 1.7% volatile
101 Vietnam 3.5% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
102 Libya 3.4% 2010 up 38.9% volatile
103 Cote d'Ivoire 3.3% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
103 Dominican Republic 3.3% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
105 Bangladesh 2.9% 2010 down 5.2% volatile
106 Congo 2.8% 2010 up 147.4% volatile
107 Namibia 2.8% 2010 up 24.4% rising
108 Nepal 2.6% 2010 up 33.5% volatile
108 Zambia 2.6% 2010 up 93.3% volatile
110 Brunei 2.4% 2010 down 73.4% volatile
111 Togo 2.2% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
112 Central African Republic 2.1% 2010 up 18.1% volatile
113 Gambia 1.9% 2010 up 22.0% volatile
114 Mauritius 1.9% 2010 up 41.2% volatile
115 Ghana 1.9% 2010 down 35.6% volatile
116 Senegal 1.8% 2010 up 144.0% volatile
117 Benin 1.8% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
118 Mali 1.8% 2010 up 535.7% volatile
119 Zimbabwe 1.7% 2010 up 60.0% rising
120 Mauritania 1.6% 2010 up 62.6% volatile
121 China 1.5% 2010 down 25.3% volatile
122 Uganda 1.5% 2010 down 54.8% volatile
123 Lesotho 1.4% 2010 up 95.9% volatile
124 Barbados 0.8% 2010 up 36.7% volatile
124 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8% 2010 up 95.2% volatile
126 Sudan 0.8% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
127 Tanzania 0.8% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
128 Papua New Guinea 0.7% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
129 Burundi 0.6% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
129 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 90.9% volatile
131 South Africa 0.5% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
132 Haiti 0.5% 2010 down 34.6% rising
133 Albania 0.5% 2010 down 93.1% volatile
134 Niger 0.5% 2010 up 133.3% volatile
135 Malawi 0.5% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
136 Cameroon 0.4% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
137 Mozambique 0.4% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
138 Sierra Leone 0.4% 2010 up 63.6% rising
138 Yemen 0.4% 2010 up 1,100.0% volatile
140 Maldives 0.3% 2010 up 61.9% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 41.7% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary