Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 65-69.

Countries reporting

144

Highest

8.99

Czechia

Lowest

0.01

Yemen

Median

3.38

Years covered

1960–2010

Data points

1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.01 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.38, and the mean is 3.56.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 899.

Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 214.2%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 19.3%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Czechia	8.99	2010	up 0.6%	rising
2	Slovakia	8.98	2010	up 7.2%	rising
3	Belize	7.98	2010	up 14.7%	rising
4	Hungary	7.95	2010	up 1.1%	rising
5	Slovenia	7.91	2010	up 1.9%	rising
6	Switzerland	7.8	2010	up 22.3%	rising
6	Germany	7.8	2010	up 13.4%	rising
8	Croatia	7.66	2010	up 18.0%	rising
9	Serbia	7.12	2010	up 56.5%	rising
10	Poland	6.95	2010	up 13.7%	rising
11	Norway	6.9	2010	down 1.0%	flat
12	Spain	6.67	2010	up 50.9%	rising
13	Romania	6.64	2010	up 12.2%	rising
14	New Zealand	6.42	2010	up 0.2%	flat
15	Trinidad and Tobago	6.32	2010	up 6.4%	rising
16	Argentina	6.21	2010	up 16.1%	rising
17	Fiji	6.18	2010	up 11.8%	rising
18	Estonia	5.98	2010	up 0.7%	rising
19	United States	5.95	2010	up 1.2%	rising
20	Netherlands	5.91	2010	up 5.0%	flat
21	Malta	5.83	2010	up 41.5%	rising
22	Japan	5.75	2010	up 2.3%	rising
23	Canada	5.72	2010	up 9.0%	rising
24	Australia	5.71	2010	up 2.7%	rising
25	United Kingdom	5.7	2010	up 10.9%	rising
26	Sweden	5.67	2010	up 2.5%	rising
27	Tonga	5.63	2010	up 6.2%	rising
28	Barbados	5.52	2010	up 4.2%	rising
29	Ireland	5.5	2010	up 9.1%	flat
30	Greece	5.49	2010	up 51.7%	rising
31	Luxembourg	5.48	2010	up 0.2%	rising
32	Iceland	5.46	2010	up 3.8%	rising
33	Cyprus	5.37	2010	up 70.5%	rising
33	Israel	5.37	2010	up 8.5%	rising
35	Belgium	5.29	2010	up 2.3%	flat
36	South Korea	5.22	2010	up 24.3%	volatile
37	Uruguay	4.96	2010	up 5.8%	rising
38	Guyana	4.8	2010	up 22.8%	rising
39	France	4.78	2010	up 9.4%	rising
40	Chile	4.74	2010	up 11.5%	rising
41	Sri Lanka	4.68	2010	up 8.3%	rising
42	Jamaica	4.63	2010	up 7.4%	rising
43	South Africa	4.48	2010	up 35.8%	rising
44	Hong Kong	4.43	2010	up 163.7%	rising
45	United Arab Emirates	4.29	2010	up 110.3%	volatile
45	Cuba	4.29	2010	up 58.9%	rising
47	Panama	4.24	2010	up 17.1%	rising
48	Italy	4.23	2010	up 13.4%	rising
49	Macao	4.17	2010	up 81.3%	rising
50	China	4.09	2010	up 98.5%	volatile
51	Costa Rica	4.07	2010	up 9.7%	rising
52	Colombia	4.05	2010	up 38.7%	rising
53	El Salvador	4.02	2010	up 72.5%	rising
54	Finland	4	2010	up 14.3%	falling
55	Qatar	3.99	2010	up 214.2%	volatile
56	Lithuania	3.98	2010	up 13.4%	rising
57	Kazakhstan	3.97	2010	up 26.8%	rising
58	Latvia	3.96	2010	up 4.2%	rising
59	Armenia	3.95	2010	up 5.6%	rising
60	Paraguay	3.94	2010	up 18.0%	rising
60	Ukraine	3.94	2010	up 11.9%	rising
62	Vietnam	3.92	2010	up 41.0%	rising
63	Bulgaria	3.89	2010	up 9.3%	rising
64	Russia	3.86	2010	up 6.0%	rising
65	Tajikistan	3.85	2010	up 9.7%	rising
66	Denmark	3.83	2010	up 2.4%	falling
67	Austria	3.81	2010	up 3.0%	falling
68	Albania	3.76	2010	down 7.2%	rising
69	Moldova	3.75	2010	up 49.4%	rising
70	Kyrgyzstan	3.71	2010	up 15.2%	rising
71	Brunei	3.66	2010	up 56.4%	volatile
72	Dominican Republic	3.4	2010	down 4.5%	rising
73	Lesotho	3.35	2010	up 6.7%	rising
73	Mongolia	3.35	2010	up 50.2%	volatile
73	Malaysia	3.35	2010	up 53.7%	rising
76	Bolivia	3.27	2010	up 39.1%	rising
77	Peru	3.21	2010	up 12.2%	rising
78	Zambia	3.16	2010	up 46.3%	rising
79	Indonesia	3.14	2010	up 97.5%	volatile
80	Ecuador	3.11	2010	down 1.6%	rising
81	Singapore	3.06	2010	up 58.5%	rising
81	Turkey	3.06	2010	up 36.6%	volatile
83	Namibia	3.03	2010	up 25.2%	rising
84	Botswana	3	2010	up 20.5%	rising
85	Philippines	2.97	2010	down 5.7%	rising
86	Mauritius	2.95	2010	up 33.5%	rising
87	Iran	2.85	2010	up 69.6%	volatile
88	Mexico	2.79	2010	up 28.0%	rising
89	Venezuela	2.78	2010	up 48.7%	rising
90	Zimbabwe	2.64	2010	up 28.2%	rising
91	Honduras	2.62	2010	up 30.3%	rising
92	Portugal	2.59	2010	up 2.8%	rising
93	Jordan	2.51	2010	up 45.9%	volatile
94	Thailand	2.47	2010	up 45.3%	rising
95	Brazil	2.46	2010	down 19.3%	rising
96	Saudi Arabia	2.44	2010	up 3.0%	rising
97	Nicaragua	2.38	2010	up 20.8%	rising
98	Ghana	2.29	2010	up 94.1%	volatile
99	Tanzania	2.19	2010	up 42.2%	rising
100	Gabon	2.17	2010	up 161.4%	volatile
101	Congo	2.11	2010	up 102.9%	volatile
101	Cambodia	2.11	2010	up 67.5%	volatile
103	Cameroon	2.05	2010	up 53.0%	volatile
103	Syria	2.05	2010	up 56.5%	volatile
105	Libya	2.04	2010	up 70.0%	volatile
106	Bangladesh	2.03	2010	up 9.1%	rising
107	Uganda	1.98	2010	up 36.6%	volatile
108	Egypt	1.96	2010	up 32.4%	volatile
109	Guatemala	1.91	2010	up 11.0%	rising
110	Laos	1.87	2010	up 38.5%	rising
111	Kuwait	1.85	2010	up 41.2%	volatile
112	India	1.68	2010	up 47.4%	rising
113	Mauritania	1.65	2010	up 2.5%	rising
114	Algeria	1.53	2010	up 146.8%	volatile
115	Haiti	1.52	2010	up 15.2%	rising
116	Kenya	1.5	2010	up 2.0%	rising
117	Malawi	1.39	2010	up 32.4%	rising
118	Bahrain	1.37	2010	up 90.3%	volatile
119	Tunisia	1.35	2010	up 117.7%	volatile
120	Myanmar	1.32	2010	up 53.5%	rising
120	Togo	1.32	2010	up 71.4%	volatile
122	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.23	2010	up 41.4%	volatile
123	Eswatini	1.22	2010	down 12.9%	rising
124	Pakistan	1.16	2010	up 48.7%	rising
125	Burundi	1.13	2010	up 37.8%	volatile
126	Liberia	1.11	2010	up 73.4%	rising
127	Rwanda	1.06	2010	up 92.7%	volatile
128	Cote d'Ivoire	0.98	2010	up 60.7%	volatile
128	Iraq	0.98	2010	up 108.5%	volatile
130	Maldives	0.9	2010	up 83.7%	falling
131	Benin	0.86	2010	up 75.5%	rising
132	Central African Republic	0.81	2010	up 44.6%	rising
133	Nepal	0.78	2010	up 116.7%	volatile
134	Papua New Guinea	0.73	2010	up 160.7%	volatile
135	Sierra Leone	0.71	2010	up 86.8%	rising
136	Sudan	0.69	2010	up 35.3%	rising
137	Senegal	0.68	2010	down 10.5%	falling
138	Gambia	0.66	2010	up 34.7%	volatile
139	Morocco	0.58	2010	up 114.8%	volatile
140	Mali	0.44	2010	up 158.8%	volatile
141	Mozambique	0.42	2010	up 68.0%	rising
142	Niger	0.38	2010	down 9.5%	rising
143	Afghanistan	0.36	2010	up 50.0%	volatile
144	Yemen	0.01	2010	unchanged	rising

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average years of primary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 65-69.