Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country

Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
87.7%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
32.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 87.7% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 32.0%, and the mean is 36.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,755.

Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 917.5%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 83.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 87.7% 2010 up 0.6% volatile
2 Slovakia 86.0% 2010 up 50.7% rising
3 Albania 85.1% 2010 up 106.3% volatile
4 Romania 82.8% 2010 up 31.7% volatile
5 Republic of Moldova 82.5% 2010 up 44.8% volatile
6 Hungary 82.1% 2010 up 4.5% volatile
7 Barbados 81.4% 2010 up 9.7% volatile
8 Slovenia 80.5% 2010 up 4.4% rising
9 Tajikistan 80.1% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
10 Latvia 79.1% 2010 down 1.0% volatile
11 Serbia 76.9% 2010 up 127.0% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 76.0% 2010 up 63.7% volatile
13 Kazakhstan 75.7% 2010 up 11.0% volatile
14 Lithuania 75.0% 2010 up 10.7% volatile
15 Belize 74.9% 2010 up 114.7% volatile
16 Croatia 74.7% 2010 up 62.2% volatile
17 Tonga 73.3% 2010 up 50.6% rising
18 Armenia 71.9% 2010 up 5.0% rising
19 Bulgaria 71.9% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
20 Finland 71.3% 2010 up 141.3% volatile
21 Germany 71.1% 2010 up 34.3% volatile
22 Norway 70.6% 2010 up 33.1% volatile
23 Denmark 69.8% 2010 up 3.2% volatile
24 Poland 67.2% 2010 up 25.8% volatile
25 Switzerland 65.5% 2010 up 38.4% rising
26 Estonia 62.4% 2010 down 0.3% volatile
27 Sweden 62.4% 2010 up 14.7% rising
28 Netherlands 60.8% 2010 down 2.8% rising
29 Japan 60.4% 2010 up 5.6% rising
30 Mongolia 60.1% 2010 up 54.4% volatile
31 Cuba 59.5% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
32 Republic of Korea 59.5% 2010 up 35.9% volatile
33 Italy 58.2% 2010 up 49.3% volatile
34 Sri Lanka 57.8% 2010 up 5.1% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.7% 2010 up 92.3% rising
36 Austria 56.3% 2010 down 1.6% rising
37 Australia 56.2% 2010 down 14.0% rising
38 France 55.3% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
39 Ukraine 53.4% 2010 down 3.0% volatile
40 Belgium 52.0% 2010 up 2.0% rising
41 Singapore 51.9% 2010 up 53.9% volatile
42 Canada 50.9% 2010 down 16.4% rising
43 Chile 50.0% 2010 up 81.7% rising
44 Brunei Darussalam 49.2% 2010 up 108.0% volatile
44 Guyana 49.2% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
46 Hong Kong, China 49.0% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
47 Ghana 46.8% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
48 South Africa 45.9% 2010 up 39.0% rising
49 Luxembourg 45.4% 2010 down 0.9% rising
50 Iceland 43.8% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
51 Macau, China 43.7% 2010 up 38.8% rising
52 Fiji 43.4% 2010 up 8.9% volatile
53 Viet Nam 43.0% 2010 up 96.3% volatile
54 Jamaica 42.7% 2010 up 58.6% volatile
55 China 41.6% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
56 Botswana 41.0% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
57 United States of America 39.7% 2010 down 8.9% falling
58 United Arab Emirates 39.7% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
59 Cyprus 39.2% 2010 up 18.7% rising
60 Ireland 39.0% 2010 down 5.5% rising
61 Malta 38.6% 2010 up 16.0% rising
62 Israel 38.5% 2010 up 37.7% rising
63 Bahrain 38.4% 2010 up 49.2% volatile
64 Argentina 37.7% 2010 up 43.2% rising
65 Mauritius 37.6% 2010 up 102.8% volatile
66 Congo 36.4% 2010 up 182.0% volatile
66 Russian Federation 36.4% 2010 down 11.7% rising
68 Spain 35.7% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
69 Uruguay 35.1% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
70 Kuwait 35.0% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
71 Malaysia 34.8% 2010 up 90.7% volatile
72 Jordan 32.9% 2010 up 113.7% volatile
73 Greece 31.0% 2010 up 18.9% flat
74 Qatar 30.1% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.0% 2010 up 82.6% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 29.7% 2010 up 49.2% volatile
77 Zambia 28.7% 2010 up 202.1% volatile
78 Libya 28.6% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
79 Philippines 28.0% 2010 up 8.8% rising
80 Panama 27.4% 2010 up 17.7% rising
81 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.3% 2010 up 132.9% volatile
82 New Zealand 26.9% 2010 up 40.7% falling
83 Peru 26.7% 2010 up 28.4% rising
84 Brazil 26.1% 2010 up 78.8% volatile
85 Colombia 26.0% 2010 up 34.1% rising
86 Saudi Arabia 25.9% 2010 up 81.4% rising
87 Dominican Republic 24.9% 2010 up 162.1% volatile
88 Gabon 24.6% 2010 up 141.3% volatile
89 India 24.1% 2010 up 38.0% volatile
90 Egypt 23.5% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
91 Mexico 21.9% 2010 up 43.4% volatile
92 Bangladesh 21.9% 2010 up 26.1% volatile
93 El Salvador 19.9% 2010 up 81.2% volatile
94 Indonesia 19.8% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
95 Tunisia 19.3% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
96 Uganda 19.2% 2010 up 917.5% volatile
97 Eswatini 19.0% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
98 Costa Rica 18.8% 2010 up 8.5% rising
99 Zimbabwe 18.8% 2010 up 77.5% volatile
100 Paraguay 17.9% 2010 up 41.6% rising
101 Cameroon 17.7% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
102 Portugal 17.7% 2010 up 7.4% volatile
103 Syrian Arab Republic 17.6% 2010 up 208.8% volatile
104 Guatemala 17.5% 2010 up 129.9% volatile
105 Liberia 17.1% 2010 up 113.7% volatile
106 Nicaragua 16.6% 2010 up 89.0% rising
107 Pakistan 15.7% 2010 up 29.9% rising
108 Namibia 15.5% 2010 up 43.5% rising
109 Togo 15.5% 2010 up 61.4% volatile
110 Türkiye 13.9% 2010 up 40.1% volatile
111 Honduras 13.8% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
112 Haiti 13.2% 2010 up 48.0% volatile
113 Papua New Guinea 12.9% 2010 up 219.8% volatile
114 Iraq 12.9% 2010 up 67.8% volatile
115 Ecuador 12.8% 2010 down 11.4% rising
116 Thailand 11.7% 2010 up 52.9% volatile
117 Côte d'Ivoire 11.3% 2010 up 139.0% volatile
118 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.9% 2010 down 34.1% rising
119 Cambodia 10.9% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
120 Nepal 10.8% 2010 up 67.3% volatile
121 Algeria 10.5% 2010 up 152.6% volatile
122 Myanmar 10.1% 2010 up 55.6% rising
123 Benin 9.1% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
124 Sierra Leone 9.0% 2010 up 124.8% volatile
125 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.6% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
126 Gambia 8.5% 2010 up 11.3% rising
127 Lesotho 8.3% 2010 down 12.2% volatile
128 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.7% 2010 up 108.4% volatile
129 Morocco 7.6% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
130 Sudan 7.3% 2010 up 135.5% volatile
131 Senegal 7.2% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
132 Central African Republic 6.2% 2010 up 225.9% volatile
133 Malawi 5.9% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
134 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.0% 2010 up 265.4% volatile
135 Mali 4.9% 2010 up 341.8% volatile
136 Kenya 4.2% 2010 down 26.7% volatile
137 Rwanda 3.7% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
138 Burundi 3.5% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
139 Mauritania 3.3% 2010 up 153.8% volatile
140 Maldives 2.6% 2010 down 83.2% falling
141 Mozambique 2.6% 2010 up 150.5% volatile
142 Afghanistan 2.2% 2010 up 175.0% volatile
143 Niger 1.3% 2010 up 160.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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/
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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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)