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

Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
31.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
5.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 31.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 8.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,034.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 710.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 97.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 31.0% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
2 United States 30.9% 2010 up 10.0% rising
3 Israel 29.3% 2010 up 10.1% volatile
4 Canada 24.6% 2010 up 72.6% volatile
5 Estonia 24.2% 2010 up 29.4% volatile
6 Russia 23.7% 2010 down 1.3% volatile
7 Ireland 21.1% 2010 up 90.6% volatile
8 Australia 19.7% 2010 up 44.4% rising
9 Switzerland 19.7% 2010 up 60.8% volatile
10 Greece 19.3% 2010 up 92.3% volatile
11 Mongolia 18.4% 2010 up 46.6% volatile
12 Denmark 18.2% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
13 Cyprus 17.8% 2010 up 35.9% volatile
14 Sweden 17.6% 2010 up 9.0% volatile
15 Armenia 17.3% 2010 up 33.5% rising
16 Belgium 17.2% 2010 up 27.2% volatile
17 Netherlands 17.2% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
18 New Zealand 16.8% 2010 up 0.1% volatile
19 Luxembourg 16.7% 2010 up 76.2% volatile
20 Germany 16.7% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
21 South Korea 16.7% 2010 up 65.6% volatile
22 Kazakhstan 16.6% 2010 up 58.6% volatile
22 Lithuania 16.6% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
24 Costa Rica 16.4% 2010 up 53.7% volatile
25 Bulgaria 16.1% 2010 up 33.4% volatile
26 Finland 15.8% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
27 Qatar 15.8% 2010 up 29.5% volatile
28 United Arab Emirates 15.3% 2010 up 5.5% volatile
29 Japan 15.3% 2010 up 85.2% volatile
30 Hungary 15.2% 2010 up 35.8% volatile
31 United Kingdom 14.3% 2010 up 18.6% volatile
32 Norway 14.1% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
33 Panama 14.0% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
34 Kyrgyzstan 13.9% 2010 up 29.1% volatile
35 Latvia 13.7% 2010 up 31.8% volatile
36 Peru 13.6% 2010 down 10.8% volatile
37 Iran 12.8% 2010 up 125.7% volatile
38 Singapore 12.6% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
39 Croatia 11.9% 2010 up 79.4% volatile
40 Colombia 11.8% 2010 up 82.4% volatile
41 Spain 11.7% 2010 up 60.4% volatile
42 Bahrain 11.6% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
43 Slovenia 11.3% 2010 up 11.2% volatile
44 Austria 10.8% 2010 up 55.1% volatile
45 Tajikistan 10.8% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
46 Moldova 10.8% 2010 up 35.2% volatile
47 Serbia 10.7% 2010 up 5.5% volatile
48 Iceland 10.6% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
49 Mexico 10.1% 2010 up 93.0% volatile
50 Jamaica 10.1% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
50 Kuwait 10.1% 2010 down 0.1% volatile
52 Cuba 9.2% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
53 Nicaragua 9.1% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 8.8% 2010 up 78.0% rising
55 Brunei 8.7% 2010 up 17.0% volatile
56 France 8.6% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
57 Poland 8.4% 2010 up 8.6% volatile
58 Gabon 7.6% 2010 up 204.0% volatile
59 Slovakia 7.4% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
60 Trinidad and Tobago 7.2% 2010 up 55.0% volatile
61 Brazil 7.1% 2010 up 36.3% volatile
62 Italy 7.0% 2010 up 59.2% volatile
63 Jordan 7.0% 2010 up 44.3% volatile
64 Chile 6.9% 2010 up 8.9% volatile
65 Czechia 6.6% 2010 down 4.4% volatile
66 Philippines 6.4% 2010 down 15.0% rising
67 Malta 6.3% 2010 up 1.3% volatile
68 Thailand 6.1% 2010 up 211.7% volatile
69 Sri Lanka 6.1% 2010 up 15.6% volatile
70 Fiji 6.0% 2010 up 32.7% volatile
71 Argentina 6.0% 2010 up 5.1% rising
72 Hong Kong 5.9% 2010 down 25.8% volatile
73 Bolivia 5.9% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
74 Romania 5.8% 2010 down 4.6% volatile
75 Iraq 5.8% 2010 up 142.4% volatile
76 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 down 20.0% volatile
77 India 5.4% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
78 Turkey 5.2% 2010 up 18.0% volatile
79 Egypt 4.9% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
80 Afghanistan 4.9% 2010 up 269.7% volatile
81 Belize 4.8% 2010 up 12.5% volatile
82 Syria 4.6% 2010 up 56.3% volatile
82 Tonga 4.6% 2010 down 29.2% volatile
84 Paraguay 4.6% 2010 down 9.3% volatile
85 El Salvador 4.5% 2010 up 52.9% volatile
86 Liberia 4.1% 2010 up 154.9% volatile
87 Macao 4.0% 2010 down 41.6% volatile
88 Tunisia 4.0% 2010 up 66.5% volatile
89 Ecuador 3.9% 2010 down 36.0% volatile
90 Algeria 3.9% 2010 up 79.6% volatile
91 Pakistan 3.8% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
92 Portugal 3.6% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
93 Myanmar 3.5% 2010 up 129.2% volatile
94 Honduras 3.5% 2010 up 30.1% volatile
95 Botswana 3.4% 2010 up 48.5% volatile
96 Venezuela 3.4% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
97 Vietnam 3.4% 2010 up 26.9% volatile
98 Libya 3.4% 2010 up 39.3% volatile
99 Morocco 3.2% 2010 up 553.1% volatile
100 Laos 3.1% 2010 up 122.3% volatile
101 Indonesia 3.1% 2010 up 51.2% volatile
102 Bangladesh 3.0% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
103 Malaysia 3.0% 2010 up 110.7% volatile
104 Congo 2.8% 2010 up 147.4% volatile
105 Cote d'Ivoire 2.8% 2010 up 151.4% volatile
106 Zambia 2.5% 2010 up 93.9% volatile
107 Nepal 2.2% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
108 Namibia 2.2% 2010 up 59.4% rising
109 Dominican Republic 2.1% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
110 Togo 2.0% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
111 Mauritius 1.9% 2010 up 141.0% volatile
112 Uganda 1.9% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
113 Ghana 1.7% 2010 down 33.1% volatile
114 Central African Republic 1.7% 2010 up 96.6% volatile
115 Benin 1.7% 2010 up 126.3% volatile
116 Senegal 1.6% 2010 up 143.8% volatile
117 Gambia 1.6% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
118 Kenya 1.4% 2010 up 97.3% volatile
119 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 314.3% volatile
120 Lesotho 1.0% 2010 up 45.1% volatile
120 Zimbabwe 1.0% 2010 up 49.3% rising
122 Mauritania 1.0% 2010 up 174.3% volatile
123 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8% 2010 up 710.0% volatile
124 Sudan 0.8% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
125 Cambodia 0.7% 2010 up 283.3% volatile
126 China 0.7% 2010 down 66.7% volatile
127 Barbados 0.6% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
128 Tanzania 0.6% 2010 up 103.6% volatile
129 Haiti 0.5% 2010 down 35.0% rising
130 Burundi 0.5% 2010 up 119.0% volatile
131 Maldives 0.4% 2010 up 514.3% volatile
132 Malawi 0.4% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
132 South Africa 0.4% 2010 down 46.8% volatile
134 Albania 0.4% 2010 down 91.3% volatile
135 Mozambique 0.4% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
136 Sierra Leone 0.3% 2010 up 150.0% rising
137 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 61.9% volatile
137 Papua New Guinea 0.3% 2010 up 183.3% volatile
139 Rwanda 0.2% 2010 up 64.3% volatile
140 Cameroon 0.2% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Guatemala 0.1% 2010 down 94.0% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
143 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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