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

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

Countries reporting
143
Highest
7.8
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.05
Niger
Median
1.46
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 7.8 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.05 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.46, and the mean is 1.93.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 156.

Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 57.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 7.8 2010 up 158.3% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 6.71 2010 up 117.9% volatile
3 Finland 5.91 2010 up 264.8% volatile
4 United States 5.68 2010 up 8.8% rising
5 Tajikistan 5.55 2010 up 52.9% volatile
6 Armenia 5.31 2010 up 38.6% rising
7 Latvia 5.21 2010 up 20.3% volatile
8 Ukraine 5.18 2010 up 70.4% volatile
9 Switzerland 5.11 2010 up 85.8% rising
10 Kyrgyzstan 5.06 2010 up 145.6% volatile
11 Moldova 4.96 2010 up 163.8% volatile
12 Denmark 4.84 2010 up 34.1% volatile
13 Russia 4.78 2010 up 26.8% volatile
14 Lithuania 4.76 2010 up 68.8% volatile
15 Sweden 4.72 2010 up 22.6% rising
16 Estonia 4.7 2010 up 38.2% volatile
17 Israel 4.67 2010 up 28.7% rising
18 Austria 4.6 2010 up 36.9% rising
19 Canada 4.52 2010 up 52.2% rising
20 United Kingdom 4.31 2010 up 118.8% volatile
21 Norway 4.19 2010 up 72.4% volatile
22 Netherlands 3.9 2010 up 21.1% volatile
23 Australia 3.77 2010 up 3.3% rising
24 Japan 3.61 2010 up 55.6% volatile
25 France 3.6 2010 up 45.7% volatile
26 Luxembourg 3.5 2010 up 41.7% volatile
27 Czechia 3.48 2010 up 7.1% volatile
28 Germany 3.44 2010 up 67.0% volatile
29 Mongolia 3.4 2010 up 165.6% volatile
30 Slovakia 3.35 2010 up 63.4% volatile
31 Belize 3.22 2010 up 138.5% volatile
32 Tonga 3.18 2010 up 55.1% rising
33 United Arab Emirates 3.14 2010 up 151.2% volatile
34 Ireland 3.13 2010 up 22.7% volatile
35 Slovenia 3.11 2010 up 24.9% volatile
36 Belgium 3.04 2010 up 24.1% volatile
37 Barbados 2.98 2010 up 15.5% volatile
38 Hungary 2.8 2010 up 57.3% volatile
39 New Zealand 2.72 2010 down 6.5% rising
40 Albania 2.66 2010 up 59.3% volatile
41 Hong Kong 2.51 2010 up 172.8% volatile
42 South Korea 2.48 2010 up 90.8% volatile
43 Iceland 2.47 2010 up 69.2% volatile
44 Croatia 2.45 2010 up 104.2% volatile
45 Poland 2.37 2010 up 18.5% volatile
46 Italy 2.35 2010 up 51.6% volatile
47 Serbia 2.33 2010 up 339.6% volatile
48 Cyprus 2.3 2010 up 100.0% volatile
49 Singapore 2.26 2010 up 96.5% volatile
50 Chile 2.25 2010 up 7.1% rising
51 Qatar 2.04 2010 up 102.0% volatile
52 Vietnam 2 2010 up 146.9% volatile
53 Malta 1.99 2010 up 15.7% rising
54 South Africa 1.97 2010 up 68.4% rising
55 Brunei 1.96 2010 up 130.6% volatile
56 Cuba 1.95 2010 up 150.0% volatile
56 Romania 1.95 2010 up 33.6% volatile
58 Peru 1.84 2010 up 1.1% volatile
59 Jamaica 1.8 2010 up 40.6% volatile
60 Spain 1.75 2010 up 32.6% volatile
60 Sri Lanka 1.75 2010 down 11.6% volatile
60 Philippines 1.75 2010 down 31.4% rising
63 Argentina 1.71 2010 up 71.0% rising
64 Bolivia 1.67 2010 up 67.0% volatile
65 Greece 1.64 2010 up 27.1% rising
66 Panama 1.62 2010 up 27.6% rising
67 Kuwait 1.61 2010 up 14.2% volatile
68 Guyana 1.54 2010 up 250.0% volatile
69 Macao 1.53 2010 up 150.8% volatile
70 Iran 1.51 2010 up 79.8% volatile
71 Mexico 1.48 2010 up 80.5% volatile
72 Venezuela 1.46 2010 up 117.9% volatile
73 Brazil 1.45 2010 up 83.5% volatile
73 Trinidad and Tobago 1.45 2010 up 70.6% volatile
75 Uruguay 1.44 2010 up 19.0% rising
76 Colombia 1.32 2010 up 46.7% rising
77 Mauritius 1.3 2010 up 154.9% volatile
78 Ghana 1.26 2010 up 63.6% volatile
79 India 1.2 2010 up 62.2% volatile
80 Malaysia 1.16 2010 up 127.5% volatile
81 Dominican Republic 1.11 2010 up 131.2% rising
82 Saudi Arabia 1.09 2010 up 7.9% rising
83 Costa Rica 1.05 2010 up 29.6% rising
84 Jordan 1.03 2010 up 56.1% volatile
85 Egypt 0.97 2010 up 61.7% volatile
86 Botswana 0.95 2010 up 55.7% volatile
87 Syria 0.94 2010 up 203.2% volatile
88 Paraguay 0.93 2010 up 63.2% rising
89 Bangladesh 0.88 2010 up 27.5% volatile
90 Portugal 0.87 2010 down 4.4% volatile
91 Fiji 0.85 2010 down 7.6% volatile
91 Libya 0.85 2010 up 165.6% volatile
93 El Salvador 0.84 2010 up 78.7% volatile
94 Gabon 0.82 2010 up 446.7% volatile
95 Pakistan 0.81 2010 up 44.6% volatile
96 Bahrain 0.8 2010 up 128.6% volatile
97 China 0.78 2010 up 136.4% volatile
98 Congo 0.77 2010 up 250.0% volatile
99 Indonesia 0.73 2010 up 204.2% volatile
99 Thailand 0.73 2010 up 247.6% volatile
101 Ecuador 0.64 2010 down 17.9% rising
101 Honduras 0.64 2010 up 88.2% volatile
103 Turkey 0.63 2010 up 57.5% rising
104 Liberia 0.62 2010 up 87.9% rising
105 Nicaragua 0.57 2010 up 42.5% rising
106 Namibia 0.56 2010 up 60.0% rising
106 Zimbabwe 0.56 2010 up 60.0% volatile
108 Cameroon 0.55 2010 up 150.0% volatile
109 Togo 0.53 2010 up 71.0% volatile
110 Algeria 0.52 2010 up 333.3% volatile
110 Haiti 0.52 2010 up 10.6% rising
112 Iraq 0.48 2010 up 128.6% volatile
113 Tunisia 0.47 2010 up 95.8% volatile
114 Gambia 0.46 2010 up 35.3% volatile
114 Morocco 0.46 2010 up 155.6% volatile
116 Myanmar 0.44 2010 up 144.4% rising
117 Uganda 0.43 2010 up 230.8% volatile
118 Zambia 0.37 2010 up 311.1% volatile
119 Cote d'Ivoire 0.35 2010 up 59.1% volatile
119 Cambodia 0.35 2010 up 133.3% volatile
119 Nepal 0.35 2010 up 150.0% volatile
122 Benin 0.34 2010 up 100.0% volatile
123 Guatemala 0.3 2010 down 11.8% rising
124 Laos 0.28 2010 up 115.4% volatile
124 Eswatini 0.28 2010 down 9.7% rising
126 Senegal 0.27 2010 up 107.7% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 0.25 2010 up 47.1% rising
128 Sudan 0.24 2010 up 71.4% volatile
129 Papua New Guinea 0.22 2010 up 175.0% volatile
130 Mali 0.21 2010 up 600.0% volatile
131 Central African Republic 0.19 2010 up 111.1% volatile
131 Malawi 0.19 2010 up 111.1% volatile
133 Lesotho 0.18 2010 down 18.2% volatile
134 Kenya 0.17 2010 down 15.0% rising
135 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.16 2010 up 77.8% volatile
136 Afghanistan 0.15 2010 up 66.7% volatile
137 Mauritania 0.11 2010 up 120.0% volatile
137 Rwanda 0.11 2010 up 266.7% volatile
139 Burundi 0.1 2010 up 100.0% volatile
140 Tanzania 0.09 2010 up 200.0% volatile
141 Maldives 0.08 2010 down 57.9% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
142 Niger 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary 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
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Average years of secondary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 65-69.