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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.01
Yemen
Median
3.31
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, 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 3.31, and the mean is 3.46.

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

Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 358.6%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 6.8%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.6% rising
2 Slovakia 8.98 2010 up 7.3% rising
3 Belize 7.98 2010 up 14.5% rising
4 Hungary 7.95 2010 up 1.1% rising
5 Slovenia 7.92 2010 up 2.1% rising
6 Switzerland 7.79 2010 up 28.1% rising
6 Germany 7.79 2010 up 14.1% rising
8 Croatia 7.66 2010 up 21.4% rising
9 Serbia 7.12 2010 up 58.2% rising
10 Poland 6.95 2010 up 16.4% rising
11 Norway 6.9 2010 down 1.0% flat
12 Spain 6.67 2010 up 67.2% rising
13 Romania 6.63 2010 up 12.8% rising
14 New Zealand 6.43 2010 unchanged flat
15 Trinidad and Tobago 6.32 2010 up 8.8% rising
16 Argentina 6.24 2010 up 16.6% rising
17 Estonia 5.98 2010 up 0.7% rising
18 Netherlands 5.91 2010 up 2.6% flat
18 United States 5.91 2010 up 0.5% rising
20 Japan 5.76 2010 up 2.7% rising
21 United Kingdom 5.67 2010 up 11.2% rising
22 Australia 5.66 2010 up 1.3% rising
22 Sweden 5.66 2010 up 3.9% rising
24 Canada 5.63 2010 up 7.2% rising
24 Tonga 5.63 2010 up 10.6% rising
26 Luxembourg 5.61 2010 up 3.3% rising
27 Barbados 5.56 2010 up 4.9% rising
28 Greece 5.49 2010 up 55.5% rising
28 Ireland 5.49 2010 up 12.5% flat
30 Iceland 5.41 2010 up 2.5% rising
31 Cyprus 5.37 2010 up 82.7% rising
31 Israel 5.37 2010 down 5.8% rising
33 Fiji 5.3 2010 up 8.2% rising
33 Malta 5.3 2010 up 40.2% rising
35 Belgium 5.29 2010 up 2.9% flat
36 Uruguay 4.96 2010 up 0.8% rising
37 Guyana 4.83 2010 up 23.5% rising
38 France 4.8 2010 up 5.5% rising
39 Chile 4.74 2010 up 11.5% rising
40 Sri Lanka 4.68 2010 up 8.3% rising
41 South Korea 4.62 2010 up 41.7% volatile
42 Jamaica 4.5 2010 up 5.9% rising
43 South Africa 4.48 2010 up 35.8% rising
44 Hong Kong 4.43 2010 up 163.7% rising
45 Cuba 4.38 2010 up 62.2% flat
46 Panama 4.24 2010 up 17.1% rising
47 Italy 4.23 2010 up 4.7% rising
48 China 4.09 2010 up 98.5% volatile
49 Costa Rica 4.07 2010 up 9.4% rising
50 Colombia 4.05 2010 up 54.0% rising
51 El Salvador 4.02 2010 up 127.1% rising
52 Finland 4 2010 up 14.6% falling
53 Qatar 3.99 2010 up 358.6% volatile
54 Lithuania 3.98 2010 up 14.7% rising
55 Armenia 3.95 2010 up 5.6% rising
56 Latvia 3.94 2010 up 4.0% rising
56 Paraguay 3.94 2010 up 18.0% rising
58 Vietnam 3.92 2010 up 40.5% rising
59 Ukraine 3.9 2010 up 23.4% rising
60 Tajikistan 3.86 2010 up 10.0% rising
61 Bulgaria 3.83 2010 up 12.6% rising
62 Kazakhstan 3.77 2010 up 20.4% rising
63 Albania 3.76 2010 up 16.0% rising
64 Denmark 3.75 2010 up 1.6% falling
64 Moldova 3.75 2010 up 55.0% rising
66 Austria 3.74 2010 up 1.6% falling
67 Russia 3.73 2010 up 13.0% rising
68 Kyrgyzstan 3.71 2010 up 17.8% rising
69 Brunei 3.67 2010 up 52.9% volatile
70 Dominican Republic 3.4 2010 down 4.0% rising
71 Lesotho 3.35 2010 up 8.8% rising
71 Malaysia 3.35 2010 up 58.8% volatile
73 Bolivia 3.27 2010 up 39.1% rising
74 Zambia 3.22 2010 up 47.7% rising
75 Peru 3.21 2010 up 24.4% rising
76 Macao 3.17 2010 up 37.8% rising
77 Indonesia 3.14 2010 up 98.7% volatile
78 Ecuador 3.11 2010 down 1.9% rising
79 Botswana 3.1 2010 up 28.1% rising
80 Namibia 3.09 2010 up 27.7% rising
81 Mongolia 3.07 2010 up 37.7% volatile
82 Turkey 3.06 2010 up 53.8% volatile
83 Philippines 2.97 2010 down 5.7% rising
84 Mauritius 2.95 2010 up 33.5% rising
85 Mexico 2.79 2010 up 28.0% rising
86 Venezuela 2.78 2010 up 49.5% rising
87 Iran 2.68 2010 up 61.4% volatile
88 Zimbabwe 2.67 2010 up 29.6% rising
89 Honduras 2.62 2010 up 47.2% rising
90 Portugal 2.59 2010 up 11.2% rising
91 Saudi Arabia 2.52 2010 up 6.3% rising
92 Jordan 2.51 2010 up 49.4% volatile
93 Singapore 2.47 2010 up 58.3% rising
94 United Arab Emirates 2.41 2010 up 89.8% volatile
95 Ghana 2.29 2010 up 94.1% volatile
96 Brazil 2.27 2010 down 4.2% rising
97 Thailand 2.2 2010 up 64.2% rising
97 Tanzania 2.2 2010 up 42.9% rising
99 Nicaragua 2.18 2010 up 27.5% rising
100 Cambodia 2.11 2010 up 95.4% volatile
101 Bangladesh 2.1 2010 up 12.9% rising
102 Syria 2.05 2010 up 56.5% volatile
103 Uganda 1.98 2010 up 36.6% volatile
104 Kuwait 1.85 2010 up 77.9% volatile
105 Laos 1.75 2010 up 41.1% rising
106 Guatemala 1.72 2010 unchanged rising
107 Mauritania 1.66 2010 up 2.5% rising
108 Egypt 1.56 2010 up 26.8% volatile
109 Kenya 1.5 2010 up 6.4% rising
110 Malawi 1.41 2010 up 34.3% rising
111 Cameroon 1.39 2010 up 47.9% volatile
112 Bahrain 1.37 2010 up 90.3% volatile
113 Haiti 1.36 2010 up 15.3% rising
114 Tunisia 1.35 2010 up 175.5% volatile
115 Myanmar 1.34 2010 up 69.6% rising
116 Togo 1.32 2010 up 116.4% volatile
117 India 1.3 2010 up 32.7% rising
118 Gabon 1.25 2010 up 171.7% volatile
119 Libya 1.24 2010 up 53.1% volatile
120 Pakistan 1.16 2010 up 81.2% rising
121 Burundi 1.14 2010 up 147.8% volatile
122 Rwanda 1.08 2010 up 96.4% volatile
123 Congo 1.07 2010 up 154.8% volatile
124 Eswatini 1.05 2010 up 12.9% rising
125 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.04 2010 up 42.5% volatile
126 Liberia 0.9 2010 up 36.4% rising
127 Benin 0.89 2010 up 81.6% rising
128 Central African Republic 0.82 2010 up 78.3% rising
129 Cote d'Ivoire 0.77 2010 up 57.1% volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 0.75 2010 up 158.6% volatile
131 Gambia 0.71 2010 up 42.0% rising
132 Senegal 0.68 2010 down 6.8% falling
133 Maldives 0.65 2010 up 32.7% falling
134 Algeria 0.63 2010 up 46.5% rising
135 Morocco 0.62 2010 up 113.8% volatile
136 Nepal 0.54 2010 up 50.0% volatile
137 Sudan 0.52 2010 up 15.6% rising
138 Iraq 0.5 2010 up 61.3% volatile
139 Niger 0.43 2010 unchanged rising
140 Mali 0.42 2010 up 223.1% volatile
141 Sierra Leone 0.4 2010 up 5.3% rising
142 Afghanistan 0.37 2010 up 48.0% volatile
143 Mozambique 0.3 2010 up 100.0% flat
144 Yemen 0.01 2010 unchanged rising

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, 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
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Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.