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

Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
31.9%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
5.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 31.9% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 7.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,062.

Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 1,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 94.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 31.9% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
2 United States 31.6% 2010 up 35.0% rising
3 Israel 30.0% 2010 up 35.3% volatile
4 Estonia 24.9% 2010 up 29.4% volatile
5 Canada 24.6% 2010 up 121.7% volatile
6 Russia 23.6% 2010 up 34.4% volatile
7 Ireland 21.0% 2010 up 129.6% volatile
8 Mongolia 20.6% 2010 up 64.2% volatile
9 Australia 20.1% 2010 up 78.2% rising
10 Switzerland 20.1% 2010 up 92.6% volatile
11 Greece 19.3% 2010 up 163.7% volatile
12 Denmark 18.6% 2010 up 140.9% volatile
13 United Arab Emirates 18.3% 2010 up 167.8% volatile
14 Sweden 18.0% 2010 up 60.1% volatile
15 Armenia 17.8% 2010 up 33.6% rising
16 Cyprus 17.8% 2010 up 71.8% volatile
17 Finland 17.6% 2010 up 54.4% volatile
18 Netherlands 17.5% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
19 Belgium 17.1% 2010 up 64.2% volatile
20 Luxembourg 17.1% 2010 up 143.7% volatile
21 Germany 17.0% 2010 up 53.4% volatile
22 Lithuania 17.0% 2010 up 71.3% volatile
23 New Zealand 16.8% 2010 up 1.9% volatile
24 Kazakhstan 16.8% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
25 Costa Rica 16.4% 2010 up 94.1% volatile
26 Qatar 16.2% 2010 up 126.7% volatile
27 Japan 15.6% 2010 up 86.5% volatile
28 Hungary 15.4% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
29 Kyrgyzstan 14.3% 2010 up 54.0% volatile
30 Norway 14.1% 2010 up 57.7% volatile
31 Panama 14.0% 2010 up 48.4% volatile
32 Peru 13.7% 2010 up 27.8% volatile
33 United Kingdom 13.7% 2010 up 29.4% volatile
34 Bulgaria 13.2% 2010 up 31.0% volatile
35 South Korea 12.9% 2010 up 46.6% volatile
36 Iran 12.9% 2010 up 150.6% volatile
37 Latvia 12.9% 2010 up 18.5% volatile
38 Croatia 12.2% 2010 up 82.1% volatile
39 Spain 12.0% 2010 up 122.7% volatile
40 Colombia 11.9% 2010 up 258.1% volatile
41 Bahrain 11.7% 2010 up 66.8% volatile
42 Slovenia 11.6% 2010 up 35.1% volatile
43 Tajikistan 11.1% 2010 up 54.4% volatile
44 Moldova 11.1% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
45 Austria 11.1% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
46 Serbia 11.0% 2010 up 24.4% volatile
47 Kuwait 10.4% 2010 up 61.2% volatile
48 Mexico 10.1% 2010 up 168.0% volatile
49 Singapore 10.0% 2010 up 110.3% volatile
50 Cuba 9.2% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
51 Brunei 9.0% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
52 Jordan 9.0% 2010 up 141.5% volatile
53 Jamaica 8.7% 2010 up 66.0% volatile
54 Poland 8.6% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
55 France 8.6% 2010 up 88.7% volatile
56 Chile 7.6% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
57 Slovakia 7.6% 2010 up 10.0% volatile
58 Italy 7.2% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 7.2% 2010 up 61.6% volatile
60 Brazil 7.1% 2010 up 108.2% volatile
61 Iceland 6.9% 2010 up 37.3% volatile
62 Czechia 6.7% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
63 Nicaragua 6.5% 2010 up 79.2% rising
64 Philippines 6.4% 2010 down 15.0% rising
65 Malta 6.3% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
66 Sri Lanka 6.2% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
67 Romania 6.0% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
68 Uruguay 6.0% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
69 Bolivia 5.9% 2010 up 4.1% volatile
70 Hong Kong 5.8% 2010 down 29.3% volatile
71 Turkey 5.3% 2010 up 168.2% volatile
72 Argentina 5.2% 2010 down 4.2% rising
73 India 5.2% 2010 up 94.1% volatile
74 Saudi Arabia 5.1% 2010 down 0.8% rising
75 Afghanistan 5.0% 2010 up 271.1% volatile
76 Belize 4.9% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
77 Syria 4.7% 2010 up 56.4% volatile
77 Tonga 4.7% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
79 Fiji 4.7% 2010 up 24.9% volatile
80 Paraguay 4.6% 2010 up 52.8% volatile
81 El Salvador 4.5% 2010 up 45.9% volatile
82 Thailand 4.4% 2010 up 187.7% volatile
83 Tunisia 4.1% 2010 up 228.6% volatile
84 Portugal 4.1% 2010 up 93.9% volatile
85 Ecuador 3.9% 2010 down 10.5% volatile
86 Pakistan 3.8% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
87 Myanmar 3.6% 2010 up 129.7% volatile
88 Macao 3.6% 2010 down 49.4% volatile
89 Honduras 3.6% 2010 up 72.0% volatile
90 Botswana 3.5% 2010 up 48.5% volatile
91 Vietnam 3.5% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
92 Egypt 3.5% 2010 up 80.2% volatile
93 Venezuela 3.4% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
94 Iraq 3.4% 2010 up 196.5% volatile
95 Indonesia 3.1% 2010 up 51.4% volatile
96 Bangladesh 3.1% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
97 Malaysia 3.0% 2010 up 110.7% volatile
98 Algeria 2.8% 2010 up 386.0% volatile
99 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 104.7% rising
100 Gabon 2.6% 2010 up 204.8% volatile
101 Libya 2.5% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
102 Cote d'Ivoire 2.3% 2010 up 172.1% volatile
103 Laos 2.3% 2010 up 111.2% volatile
103 Namibia 2.3% 2010 up 59.2% rising
105 Morocco 2.1% 2010 up 324.0% volatile
106 Togo 2.1% 2010 up 122.1% volatile
107 Dominican Republic 2.1% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
108 Nepal 1.9% 2010 up 132.1% volatile
109 Uganda 1.9% 2010 down 1.0% volatile
110 Ghana 1.8% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
111 Central African Republic 1.8% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
112 Benin 1.8% 2010 up 126.9% volatile
113 Gambia 1.6% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
113 Senegal 1.6% 2010 up 332.4% volatile
115 Kenya 1.5% 2010 up 102.7% volatile
116 Mauritius 1.4% 2010 up 87.7% volatile
117 Zambia 1.3% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
118 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 764.3% volatile
119 Congo 1.1% 2010 up 208.1% volatile
120 Lesotho 1.1% 2010 up 324.0% volatile
121 Zimbabwe 1.1% 2010 up 47.9% rising
122 Mauritania 1.0% 2010 up 175.0% volatile
123 Haiti 0.8% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
124 South Africa 0.7% 2010 down 6.3% rising
125 Cambodia 0.7% 2010 up 545.5% volatile
126 China 0.7% 2010 down 69.6% volatile
127 Barbados 0.6% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
128 Tanzania 0.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
129 Sudan 0.6% 2010 up 58.3% volatile
130 Burundi 0.5% 2010 up 113.6% volatile
131 Malawi 0.4% 2010 up 48.3% volatile
132 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4% 2010 up 1,300.0% volatile
133 Albania 0.4% 2010 down 91.3% volatile
134 Cameroon 0.3% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
134 Papua New Guinea 0.3% 2010 up 191.7% volatile
136 Maldives 0.3% 2010 up 833.3% volatile
137 Rwanda 0.2% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
138 Sierra Leone 0.2% 2010 down 24.1% rising
139 Niger 0.2% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 58.3% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Guatemala 0.1% 2010 down 94.0% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 93.8% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary