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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
74.4%
Czechia
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
14.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 14.7%, and the mean is 21.2%.

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

Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 1,706.2%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 54.2%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 74.4% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
2 Slovakia 72.0% 2010 up 98.0% volatile
3 Kazakhstan 67.5% 2010 up 68.0% volatile
4 Poland 67.0% 2010 up 53.9% volatile
5 Kyrgyzstan 66.5% 2010 up 164.5% volatile
6 Lithuania 65.6% 2010 up 114.0% 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 165.3% volatile
10 Hungary 59.0% 2010 up 119.5% volatile
11 Germany 57.8% 2010 up 80.3% volatile
12 Slovenia 56.4% 2010 up 21.4% volatile
13 Switzerland 52.1% 2010 up 58.0% rising
14 Croatia 50.8% 2010 up 92.9% volatile
15 Romania 50.4% 2010 up 114.7% volatile
16 Norway 50.4% 2010 up 86.2% volatile
17 Bulgaria 49.7% 2010 up 245.5% volatile
18 Sweden 49.6% 2010 up 37.1% rising
19 Estonia 49.5% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
20 Serbia 47.2% 2010 up 272.8% volatile
21 Japan 45.2% 2010 up 39.4% volatile
22 Albania 44.5% 2010 up 181.5% volatile
23 Latvia 43.6% 2010 up 15.3% volatile
24 Ukraine 43.4% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
25 Denmark 39.7% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
26 Mongolia 39.1% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
27 Finland 38.3% 2010 up 459.7% volatile
28 United Kingdom 38.0% 2010 up 997.7% volatile
29 France 37.3% 2010 up 61.0% volatile
30 Austria 36.2% 2010 up 60.0% rising
31 Canada 35.1% 2010 up 44.5% rising
32 Netherlands 34.9% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
33 United States 33.9% 2010 down 23.7% rising
34 Australia 30.2% 2010 down 39.3% rising
35 Cyprus 30.0% 2010 up 54.1% volatile
36 Israel 29.4% 2010 up 55.9% rising
37 Hong Kong 29.0% 2010 up 146.3% volatile
38 South Korea 29.0% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
39 Cuba 28.9% 2010 up 50.6% volatile
40 Belgium 28.9% 2010 up 72.0% volatile
40 South Africa 28.9% 2010 up 187.4% volatile
42 Tonga 28.8% 2010 up 506.9% volatile
43 Italy 27.8% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
44 Singapore 27.6% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
45 Trinidad and Tobago 27.5% 2010 up 207.0% volatile
46 Iceland 27.4% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
47 Brunei 26.9% 2010 up 123.8% volatile
47 Guyana 26.9% 2010 up 109.4% volatile
49 Chile 26.5% 2010 up 49.0% rising
50 Luxembourg 24.7% 2010 up 9.2% rising
51 Barbados 24.5% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
52 Russia 24.1% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
53 Mauritius 23.7% 2010 up 141.0% volatile
54 Bahrain 22.6% 2010 up 133.5% volatile
55 Greece 22.4% 2010 up 45.4% rising
56 United Arab Emirates 22.0% 2010 up 118.7% volatile
57 Belize 21.7% 2010 up 166.0% volatile
58 Qatar 21.2% 2010 up 183.6% volatile
59 Peru 21.1% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
60 Ireland 19.9% 2010 up 5.7% rising
61 Kuwait 19.4% 2010 up 112.4% volatile
62 Argentina 19.1% 2010 up 10.9% rising
63 Malaysia 19.0% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
64 Venezuela 18.7% 2010 up 242.7% volatile
65 Macao 18.3% 2010 up 25.1% volatile
66 Iran 17.8% 2010 up 197.2% volatile
67 Jamaica 17.1% 2010 up 53.6% volatile
68 Panama 16.5% 2010 up 50.8% rising
69 Jordan 16.2% 2010 up 194.9% volatile
70 Philippines 15.8% 2010 up 8.8% rising
71 Brazil 14.8% 2010 up 168.2% volatile
72 Sri Lanka 14.8% 2010 down 54.2% volatile
73 Uruguay 14.6% 2010 up 50.6% volatile
74 Spain 14.5% 2010 up 122.6% volatile
75 Ghana 14.1% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
76 Vietnam 13.7% 2010 up 104.3% volatile
77 Botswana 13.5% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
78 India 13.4% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
79 Bangladesh 13.3% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
80 Costa Rica 12.5% 2010 up 78.6% volatile
81 Colombia 12.3% 2010 up 70.3% volatile
82 New Zealand 11.9% 2010 up 24.4% volatile
83 Paraguay 11.6% 2010 up 128.7% volatile
84 El Salvador 11.2% 2010 up 240.6% volatile
85 China 11.0% 2010 up 98.9% volatile
86 Tunisia 10.7% 2010 up 246.9% volatile
87 Indonesia 10.7% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
88 Guatemala 10.4% 2010 up 96.4% volatile
89 Pakistan 10.3% 2010 up 100.8% volatile
90 Syria 10.1% 2010 up 444.1% volatile
91 Dominican Republic 10.0% 2010 up 434.2% volatile
92 Ecuador 9.9% 2010 up 44.8% rising
93 Namibia 9.6% 2010 up 37.1% rising
94 Honduras 9.3% 2010 up 47.8% volatile
95 Liberia 9.0% 2010 up 112.1% volatile
96 Fiji 8.7% 2010 down 32.4% volatile
97 Uganda 8.7% 2010 up 1,706.2% volatile
98 Mexico 8.3% 2010 up 85.9% volatile
99 Libya 8.1% 2010 up 161.3% volatile
100 Egypt 8.0% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
101 Saudi Arabia 7.9% 2010 unchanged rising
102 Malta 7.8% 2010 down 37.4% falling
103 Turkey 7.8% 2010 up 161.0% volatile
104 Morocco 7.3% 2010 up 97.0% volatile
105 Iraq 7.1% 2010 up 338.9% volatile
106 Bolivia 7.0% 2010 down 47.5% volatile
107 Portugal 6.8% 2010 down 6.7% rising
108 Papua New Guinea 6.3% 2010 up 209.8% volatile
109 Zambia 6.2% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
110 Nicaragua 5.8% 2010 up 59.2% rising
111 Thailand 5.8% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
112 Gabon 5.6% 2010 up 198.9% volatile
113 Cameroon 5.0% 2010 up 168.4% volatile
114 Haiti 5.0% 2010 up 19.2% rising
115 Zimbabwe 4.7% 2010 up 22.7% volatile
116 Lesotho 4.5% 2010 up 12.2% volatile
117 Myanmar 4.1% 2010 up 81.1% volatile
118 Congo 3.4% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
119 Central African Republic 3.4% 2010 up 250.0% volatile
120 Benin 3.3% 2010 up 75.1% volatile
121 Algeria 3.1% 2010 up 154.5% volatile
122 Malawi 2.8% 2010 up 99.3% volatile
123 Togo 2.8% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
124 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.7% 2010 up 92.1% volatile
124 Cambodia 2.7% 2010 up 556.1% volatile
126 Cote d'Ivoire 2.7% 2010 up 137.5% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 2.4% 2010 up 128.3% rising
128 Gambia 2.3% 2010 up 4.5% volatile
129 Kenya 2.2% 2010 up 126.3% volatile
130 Mali 2.2% 2010 up 1,000.0% volatile
131 Rwanda 2.0% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Senegal 2.0% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
133 Eswatini 1.9% 2010 up 18.9% rising
134 Burundi 1.9% 2010 up 106.5% volatile
135 Mauritania 1.8% 2010 up 172.7% volatile
136 Nepal 1.6% 2010 up 153.2% volatile
137 Sudan 1.4% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
138 Afghanistan 1.2% 2010 up 192.7% volatile
139 Laos 1.1% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
140 Tanzania 0.7% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
141 Maldives 0.7% 2010 up 57.8% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.6% 2010 up 107.4% volatile
143 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 170.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary