Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country
Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
61.5%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
8.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 61.5% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.8%, and the mean is 12.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,230.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 742.9%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 95.8%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 61.5% | 2010 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 57.8% | 2010 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 45.1% | 2010 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Israel | 44.6% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 43.5% | 2010 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Estonia | 35.2% | 2010 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 7 | New Zealand | 33.7% | 2010 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 30.9% | 2010 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 30.0% | 2010 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 29.9% | 2010 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 28.7% | 2010 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 27.6% | 2010 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Norway | 27.1% | 2010 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 26.8% | 2010 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 26.1% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 25.6% | 2010 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 25.4% | 2010 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 25.4% | 2010 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 25.2% | 2010 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 24.1% | 2010 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 24.1% | 2010 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 23.8% | 2010 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 23.2% | 2010 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Qatar | 22.9% | 2010 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Cyprus | 22.5% | 2010 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 22.3% | 2010 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.8% | 2010 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 21.0% | 2010 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.2% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Latvia | 20.0% | 2010 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 19.4% | 2010 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 18.9% | 2010 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 18.4% | 2010 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 34 | France | 18.3% | 2010 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 17.8% | 2010 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 17.5% | 2010 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 17.5% | 2010 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 17.3% | 2010 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 16.7% | 2010 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 16.5% | 2010 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 16.4% | 2010 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 16.3% | 2010 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 16.1% | 2010 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 15.8% | 2010 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 15.7% | 2010 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Singapore | 15.7% | 2010 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2010 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.9% | 2010 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 14.9% | 2010 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 14.7% | 2010 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 14.7% | 2010 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Jordan | 14.0% | 2010 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 13.8% | 2010 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 13.7% | 2010 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 13.7% | 2010 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 13.0% | 2010 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 12.8% | 2010 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 12.8% | 2010 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.7% | 2010 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Cuba | 12.2% | 2010 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 12.1% | 2010 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bahrain | 12.0% | 2010 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.7% | 2010 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Gabon | 11.1% | 2010 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.9% | 2010 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Italy | 10.7% | 2010 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Brazil | 10.2% | 2010 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 9.7% | 2010 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 9.2% | 2010 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.1% | 2010 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Portugal | 8.9% | 2010 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 8.8% | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 8.8% | 2010 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 8.5% | 2010 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 8.4% | 2010 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 8.1% | 2010 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Türkiye | 7.9% | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 7.8% | 2010 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 7.8% | 2010 | up 229.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Malta | 7.1% | 2010 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 7.1% | 2010 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 7.1% | 2010 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Hong Kong, China | 7.0% | 2010 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Belize | 6.9% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Malaysia | 6.8% | 2010 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.7% | 2010 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Tonga | 6.7% | 2010 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 6.5% | 2010 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2010 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2010 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Liberia | 5.9% | 2010 | up 168.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Macau, China | 5.9% | 2010 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | 5.9% | 2010 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 5.8% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | 5.6% | 2010 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2010 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 5.1% | 2010 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 5.0% | 2010 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 5.0% | 2010 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 4.9% | 2010 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 4.9% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Morocco | 4.7% | 2010 | up 565.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.5% | 2010 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | 4.5% | 2010 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 4.3% | 2010 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2010 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritius | 4.1% | 2010 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.1% | 2010 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 3.7% | 2010 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Nepal | 3.3% | 2010 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 3.2% | 2010 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 3.0% | 2010 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 2.5% | 2010 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 2.5% | 2010 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 2.5% | 2010 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Senegal | 2.3% | 2010 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2010 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Kenya | 2.1% | 2010 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 1.7% | 2010 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Lesotho | 1.5% | 2010 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% | 2010 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | 1.4% | 2010 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.2% | 2010 | up 742.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Sudan | 1.1% | 2010 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2010 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 127 | China | 1.0% | 2010 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Maldives | 1.0% | 2010 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 0.9% | 2010 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | 0.7% | 2010 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 132 | Burundi | 0.7% | 2010 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Albania | 0.6% | 2010 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6% | 2010 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2010 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Niger | 0.5% | 2010 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2010 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2010 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 140 | Cameroon | 0.3% | 2010 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0.2% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2010 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2010 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)