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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
74.4%
Czechia
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
16.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 74.4% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.0%, and the mean is 22.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,722.

Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 1,669.4%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 54.2%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 74.4% 2010 up 12.3% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 73.2% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
3 Slovakia 72.0% 2010 up 97.0% volatile
4 Poland 67.0% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
5 Kyrgyzstan 66.5% 2010 up 108.9% volatile
6 Lithuania 65.6% 2010 up 26.8% volatile
7 Armenia 63.8% 2010 up 17.6% rising
8 Tajikistan 62.8% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
9 Moldova 61.5% 2010 up 135.0% volatile
10 Hungary 59.0% 2010 up 119.5% volatile
11 Germany 57.8% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
12 Slovenia 56.4% 2010 up 6.7% volatile
13 Switzerland 52.1% 2010 up 43.8% rising
14 Croatia 50.8% 2010 up 90.3% volatile
15 Bulgaria 50.6% 2010 up 166.4% volatile
16 Romania 50.4% 2010 up 87.1% volatile
17 Norway 50.4% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
18 Sweden 49.6% 2010 up 9.9% rising
19 Estonia 49.5% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
20 Serbia 47.2% 2010 up 168.1% volatile
21 Japan 45.2% 2010 up 37.4% volatile
22 Albania 44.5% 2010 up 181.5% volatile
23 Ukraine 43.4% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
24 Latvia 43.3% 2010 up 6.6% volatile
25 Mongolia 42.9% 2010 up 104.8% volatile
26 Denmark 42.6% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
27 United Kingdom 40.7% 2010 up 774.8% volatile
28 Finland 38.3% 2010 up 170.4% volatile
29 Austria 38.1% 2010 up 1.5% rising
30 France 37.3% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
31 South Korea 36.9% 2010 up 61.2% volatile
32 United States 36.9% 2010 down 4.9% rising
33 Canada 35.1% 2010 up 28.0% rising
34 Netherlands 34.9% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
35 Singapore 33.5% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
36 Australia 30.2% 2010 down 42.4% rising
37 Cyprus 30.0% 2010 up 27.1% volatile
38 Israel 29.4% 2010 up 40.7% rising
39 Hong Kong 29.0% 2010 up 75.7% volatile
40 Cuba 28.9% 2010 up 50.6% volatile
41 Belgium 28.9% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
41 South Africa 28.9% 2010 up 187.4% volatile
43 Tonga 28.8% 2010 up 361.3% volatile
44 Mauritius 28.4% 2010 up 189.1% volatile
45 Iceland 28.2% 2010 up 31.8% volatile
46 Italy 27.8% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
47 Trinidad and Tobago 27.5% 2010 up 199.7% volatile
48 Russia 27.3% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
49 Brunei 27.0% 2010 up 123.8% volatile
49 Guyana 27.0% 2010 up 109.5% volatile
51 United Arab Emirates 26.6% 2010 up 31.0% volatile
51 Luxembourg 26.6% 2010 up 10.3% rising
53 Chile 26.5% 2010 up 49.0% rising
54 Bahrain 25.4% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
55 Argentina 24.8% 2010 up 44.1% volatile
56 Barbados 24.5% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
57 Jamaica 23.4% 2010 up 70.7% volatile
58 Greece 22.4% 2010 up 16.1% rising
59 Belize 21.7% 2010 up 160.9% volatile
60 Qatar 21.2% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
61 Peru 21.1% 2010 up 29.7% volatile
62 Fiji 20.8% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
63 Macao 20.4% 2010 up 39.5% volatile
64 Ireland 19.9% 2010 down 4.4% rising
65 Kuwait 19.4% 2010 up 17.3% volatile
66 Malaysia 19.0% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
67 Venezuela 18.7% 2010 up 228.2% volatile
68 Zambia 18.6% 2010 up 265.0% volatile
69 Libya 18.0% 2010 up 122.2% volatile
70 Iran 17.8% 2010 up 100.1% volatile
71 Panama 16.5% 2010 up 30.3% rising
72 Jordan 16.2% 2010 up 140.5% volatile
73 Philippines 15.8% 2010 up 8.8% rising
74 India 14.9% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
75 Brazil 14.8% 2010 up 89.4% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 14.8% 2010 down 54.2% volatile
77 Uruguay 14.6% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
78 Saudi Arabia 14.6% 2010 up 84.8% rising
79 Spain 14.5% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
80 Liberia 14.2% 2010 up 175.5% volatile
81 Ghana 14.1% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
82 Congo 13.7% 2010 up 302.9% volatile
83 Vietnam 13.7% 2010 up 96.4% volatile
84 Botswana 13.5% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
84 Gabon 13.5% 2010 up 159.9% volatile
86 Bangladesh 13.3% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
87 Egypt 12.9% 2010 up 72.1% volatile
88 Costa Rica 12.5% 2010 up 39.5% volatile
89 Colombia 12.3% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
90 New Zealand 11.9% 2010 up 25.6% volatile
91 Paraguay 11.6% 2010 up 27.0% volatile
92 El Salvador 11.2% 2010 up 115.3% volatile
93 China 11.0% 2010 up 34.5% volatile
94 Tunisia 10.7% 2010 up 85.8% volatile
95 Indonesia 10.7% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
96 Guatemala 10.4% 2010 up 96.4% volatile
97 Pakistan 10.3% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
98 Syria 10.1% 2010 up 444.1% volatile
99 Dominican Republic 10.0% 2010 up 274.2% volatile
100 Ecuador 9.9% 2010 up 26.6% rising
101 Cameroon 9.7% 2010 up 106.8% volatile
102 Namibia 9.6% 2010 up 37.1% rising
103 Honduras 9.3% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
104 Uganda 8.7% 2010 up 1,669.4% volatile
105 Mexico 8.3% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
106 Algeria 8.1% 2010 up 172.8% volatile
107 Nicaragua 7.9% 2010 up 84.6% rising
108 Malta 7.8% 2010 down 51.1% falling
109 Turkey 7.8% 2010 up 52.3% volatile
110 Haiti 7.5% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
111 Papua New Guinea 7.1% 2010 up 243.7% volatile
112 Iraq 7.0% 2010 up 80.3% volatile
113 Bolivia 7.0% 2010 down 47.5% rising
114 Portugal 6.8% 2010 down 28.1% rising
115 Thailand 6.7% 2010 up 107.8% volatile
116 Zimbabwe 4.7% 2010 up 22.7% rising
117 Myanmar 4.7% 2010 up 85.8% volatile
118 Lesotho 4.5% 2010 down 49.2% volatile
119 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.2% 2010 up 123.9% volatile
120 Morocco 4.2% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
121 Sudan 4.0% 2010 up 185.7% volatile
122 Central African Republic 3.4% 2010 up 252.1% volatile
123 Benin 3.3% 2010 up 75.1% volatile
124 Cote d'Ivoire 3.3% 2010 up 120.3% volatile
125 Sierra Leone 3.1% 2010 up 99.4% volatile
126 Malawi 2.8% 2010 up 99.3% volatile
127 Togo 2.8% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
128 Cambodia 2.7% 2010 up 327.0% volatile
129 Eswatini 2.5% 2010 up 6.8% rising
130 Kenya 2.2% 2010 up 41.8% volatile
131 Mali 2.2% 2010 up 382.6% volatile
132 Gambia 2.1% 2010 down 1.0% volatile
133 Nepal 2.0% 2010 up 102.0% volatile
134 Rwanda 2.0% 2010 up 99.0% volatile
135 Senegal 2.0% 2010 down 21.1% volatile
136 Burundi 1.9% 2010 up 105.4% volatile
137 Mauritania 1.8% 2010 up 174.2% volatile
138 Laos 1.8% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
139 Mozambique 1.4% 2010 up 173.1% volatile
140 Afghanistan 1.2% 2010 up 195.1% volatile
141 Maldives 1.1% 2010 up 59.1% volatile
142 Tanzania 0.7% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
143 Niger 0.7% 2010 up 184.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary