Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country

Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
87.7%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
29.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 29.9%, and the mean is 34.6%.

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

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,107.5%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 86.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 87.7% 2010 down 1.7% volatile
2 Slovakia 86.0% 2010 up 51.5% volatile
3 Albania 85.1% 2010 up 106.3% volatile
4 Romania 82.8% 2010 up 51.1% volatile
5 Republic of Moldova 82.5% 2010 up 70.6% 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 6.8% rising
9 Tajikistan 80.1% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
10 Latvia 79.9% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
11 Serbia 76.9% 2010 up 215.7% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 76.0% 2010 up 107.3% volatile
13 Bulgaria 75.3% 2010 up 148.9% volatile
14 Lithuania 75.0% 2010 up 31.9% volatile
15 Belize 74.9% 2010 up 118.8% volatile
16 Croatia 74.7% 2010 up 64.4% volatile
17 Kazakhstan 73.9% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
18 Tonga 73.3% 2010 up 73.8% rising
19 Armenia 71.9% 2010 up 5.0% rising
20 Finland 71.3% 2010 up 195.2% volatile
21 Germany 71.1% 2010 up 41.5% volatile
22 Norway 70.6% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
23 Poland 67.2% 2010 up 54.0% volatile
24 Switzerland 65.5% 2010 up 51.9% rising
25 Denmark 65.0% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
26 Estonia 62.4% 2010 down 0.3% volatile
27 Sweden 62.4% 2010 up 46.8% rising
28 Netherlands 60.8% 2010 down 2.8% rising
29 Japan 60.4% 2010 up 7.2% volatile
30 Cuba 59.5% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
31 Italy 58.2% 2010 up 49.3% volatile
32 Sri Lanka 57.8% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
33 Australia 56.2% 2010 down 16.0% rising
34 France 55.3% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
35 Austria 53.5% 2010 up 16.8% rising
36 Ukraine 53.4% 2010 down 1.8% volatile
37 Mongolia 53.1% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.9% 2010 up 128.1% rising
39 Belgium 52.0% 2010 up 14.8% rising
40 Canada 50.9% 2010 down 14.1% rising
41 Republic of Korea 50.8% 2010 up 55.0% volatile
42 Chile 50.0% 2010 up 81.7% rising
43 Brunei Darussalam 49.2% 2010 up 108.0% volatile
43 Guyana 49.2% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
45 Hong Kong, China 49.0% 2010 up 102.2% volatile
46 Ghana 46.8% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
47 South Africa 45.9% 2010 up 39.0% rising
48 Singapore 44.3% 2010 up 69.0% volatile
49 Viet Nam 43.0% 2010 up 104.5% volatile
50 Iceland 42.9% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
51 Luxembourg 42.1% 2010 down 1.9% rising
52 China 41.6% 2010 up 108.0% volatile
53 Botswana 41.0% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
54 Macau, China 40.9% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
55 Cyprus 39.2% 2010 up 46.6% volatile
56 Ireland 39.0% 2010 up 4.6% rising
57 Malta 38.6% 2010 up 41.6% rising
58 Israel 38.5% 2010 up 52.6% rising
59 United States of America 37.1% 2010 down 27.3% flat
60 Russian Federation 36.2% 2010 down 18.3% volatile
61 Spain 35.7% 2010 up 39.7% volatile
62 Uruguay 35.1% 2010 up 60.7% volatile
63 Kuwait 35.0% 2010 up 91.6% volatile
64 Malaysia 34.8% 2010 up 90.7% volatile
65 Jordan 32.9% 2010 up 167.7% volatile
66 Bahrain 32.6% 2010 up 126.6% volatile
67 Mauritius 31.8% 2010 up 71.3% volatile
68 Jamaica 31.4% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
69 Greece 31.0% 2010 up 45.0% falling
70 United Arab Emirates 30.9% 2010 up 108.9% volatile
71 Qatar 30.1% 2010 up 143.9% volatile
72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.0% 2010 up 139.7% volatile
73 Argentina 29.8% 2010 up 13.1% rising
74 Trinidad and Tobago 29.7% 2010 up 53.0% volatile
75 Philippines 28.0% 2010 up 8.8% rising
76 Panama 27.4% 2010 up 33.3% rising
77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.3% 2010 up 142.6% volatile
78 New Zealand 26.9% 2010 up 39.4% falling
79 Peru 26.7% 2010 up 58.8% rising
80 Brazil 26.1% 2010 up 142.8% volatile
81 Colombia 26.0% 2010 up 88.6% rising
82 Dominican Republic 24.9% 2010 up 275.4% volatile
83 Mexico 21.9% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
84 Bangladesh 21.9% 2010 up 26.1% volatile
85 India 21.2% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
86 Fiji 20.7% 2010 down 31.1% volatile
87 El Salvador 19.9% 2010 up 160.5% volatile
88 Indonesia 19.8% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
89 Tunisia 19.3% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
90 Uganda 19.2% 2010 up 917.5% volatile
91 Costa Rica 18.8% 2010 up 41.3% rising
92 Zimbabwe 18.8% 2010 up 77.5% volatile
93 Paraguay 17.9% 2010 up 161.8% volatile
94 Portugal 17.7% 2010 up 39.4% volatile
95 Syria 17.6% 2010 up 208.8% volatile
96 Guatemala 17.5% 2010 up 129.9% volatile
97 Pakistan 15.7% 2010 up 71.8% volatile
98 Namibia 15.5% 2010 up 43.5% rising
99 Togo 15.5% 2010 up 119.3% volatile
100 Egypt 14.7% 2010 up 48.6% volatile
101 Saudi Arabia 14.3% 2010 unchanged rising
102 Türkiye 13.9% 2010 up 155.0% volatile
103 Honduras 13.8% 2010 up 54.7% volatile
104 Eswatini 13.5% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
105 Morocco 13.4% 2010 up 83.1% volatile
106 Libya 13.2% 2010 up 139.6% volatile
107 Iraq 13.0% 2010 up 307.5% volatile
108 Congo 12.9% 2010 up 248.9% volatile
109 Ecuador 12.8% 2010 up 1.3% rising
110 Nicaragua 12.1% 2010 up 64.5% rising
111 Papua New Guinea 11.7% 2010 up 188.4% volatile
112 Liberia 11.2% 2010 up 69.4% rising
113 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.9% 2010 down 34.1% rising
114 Cambodia 10.9% 2010 up 128.7% volatile
115 Thailand 10.4% 2010 up 127.0% volatile
116 Gabon 10.2% 2010 up 177.9% volatile
117 Myanmar 10.1% 2010 up 55.6% rising
118 Zambia 9.5% 2010 unchanged volatile
119 Côte d'Ivoire 9.2% 2010 up 156.5% volatile
120 Cameroon 9.2% 2010 up 148.6% volatile
121 Nepal 9.1% 2010 up 132.0% volatile
122 Benin 9.1% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
123 Haiti 8.9% 2010 up 11.4% rising
124 Gambia 8.5% 2010 up 11.3% rising
125 Lesotho 8.3% 2010 up 78.3% volatile
126 Senegal 7.2% 2010 up 229.8% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 6.5% 2010 up 170.4% volatile
128 Central African Republic 6.2% 2010 up 225.9% volatile
129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.1% 2010 up 74.6% volatile
130 Malawi 5.9% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
131 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.0% 2010 up 265.4% volatile
132 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.9% 2010 up 78.0% volatile
133 Mali 4.8% 2010 up 1,107.5% volatile
134 Kenya 4.2% 2010 up 16.1% volatile
135 Algeria 4.1% 2010 up 95.2% volatile
136 Rwanda 3.7% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
137 Burundi 3.5% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
138 Mauritania 3.3% 2010 up 153.8% volatile
139 Sudan 3.1% 2010 up 82.4% volatile
140 Afghanistan 2.2% 2010 up 175.0% volatile
141 Maldives 1.6% 2010 down 86.5% volatile
142 Mozambique 1.0% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
143 Niger 0.5% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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/
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)