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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 75.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
5.76
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.01
Yemen
Median
0.64
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 5.76 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.01 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.64, and the mean is 1.2.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 576.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 95.4%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 5.76 2010 up 364.5% volatile
2 United States 5.39 2010 up 2.9% rising
3 Finland 5.03 2010 up 242.2% volatile
4 Switzerland 4.4 2010 up 233.3% rising
5 Latvia 4.28 2010 up 19.2% volatile
6 Estonia 4.27 2010 up 18.0% volatile
7 Armenia 3.94 2010 up 7.4% rising
8 United Kingdom 3.71 2010 up 134.8% rising
9 Israel 3.7 2010 up 0.3% rising
10 Norway 3.69 2010 up 156.2% volatile
11 Canada 3.53 2010 up 20.9% rising
12 Australia 3.52 2010 up 6.7% rising
13 Denmark 3.48 2010 up 32.8% volatile
14 Tajikistan 3.31 2010 up 10.3% volatile
15 Czechia 3.27 2010 up 19.3% volatile
16 Kazakhstan 3.23 2010 up 26.7% volatile
17 Ukraine 3.21 2010 down 13.0% volatile
18 Sweden 3.14 2010 down 7.6% rising
19 Kyrgyzstan 3.1 2010 up 126.3% volatile
20 Barbados 3.01 2010 down 4.7% volatile
21 Netherlands 2.95 2010 up 9.3% volatile
22 Germany 2.79 2010 up 168.3% volatile
23 Belize 2.76 2010 up 144.2% volatile
24 New Zealand 2.74 2010 down 20.6% rising
24 Russia 2.74 2010 up 8.7% volatile
26 Hungary 2.71 2010 up 13.9% volatile
27 Slovak Republic 2.53 2010 up 69.8% volatile
28 Austria 2.43 2010 up 2.1% rising
29 Japan 2.42 2010 up 49.4% volatile
30 Moldova 2.41 2010 up 88.3% volatile
31 Slovenia 2.32 2010 up 4.5% volatile
32 Lithuania 2.29 2010 up 73.5% volatile
33 Tonga 2.16 2010 up 5.9% rising
34 Luxembourg 2.13 2010 up 63.8% rising
35 Belgium 2.05 2010 up 19.2% volatile
36 Ireland 2.01 2010 up 9.8% rising
37 France 1.98 2010 down 33.3% volatile
38 Chile 1.68 2010 down 13.0% rising
39 Argentina 1.67 2010 up 81.5% rising
40 Iceland 1.65 2010 up 91.9% volatile
40 South Africa 1.65 2010 down 31.5% rising
42 Sri Lanka 1.53 2010 up 4.8% volatile
43 Vietnam 1.48 2010 up 174.1% volatile
44 Croatia 1.35 2010 up 114.3% volatile
44 Jamaica 1.35 2010 up 39.2% volatile
46 Mongolia 1.34 2010 up 81.1% volatile
46 Poland 1.34 2010 up 41.1% volatile
48 Macao 1.31 2010 up 285.3% volatile
49 Philippines 1.28 2010 down 48.0% volatile
50 Albania 1.26 2010 down 67.6% volatile
51 Iran 1.23 2010 up 98.4% volatile
51 Panama 1.23 2010 down 6.8% rising
53 Zimbabwe 1.19 2010 down 55.4% volatile
54 Brazil 1.04 2010 up 103.9% volatile
54 Italy 1.04 2010 up 1.0% rising
56 Romania 1.02 2010 up 9.7% volatile
57 Trinidad and Tobago 0.95 2010 up 69.6% volatile
58 Uruguay 0.93 2010 down 42.9% volatile
59 Peru 0.92 2010 down 27.6% volatile
60 Costa Rica 0.9 2010 up 57.9% volatile
61 Malta 0.88 2010 down 63.0% volatile
62 Mexico 0.84 2010 up 16.7% rising
63 Mauritius 0.83 2010 down 71.8% volatile
64 Kuwait 0.8 2010 up 95.1% volatile
64 Venezuela 0.8 2010 up 31.1% volatile
66 Colombia 0.79 2010 up 29.5% rising
67 Cuba 0.78 2010 up 18.2% rising
68 Dominican Republic 0.76 2010 up 100.0% rising
68 Greece 0.76 2010 up 31.0% volatile
70 Cyprus 0.71 2010 down 2.7% volatile
71 Bangladesh 0.69 2010 down 60.1% volatile
72 Bolivia 0.64 2010 down 81.8% volatile
72 Hong Kong 0.64 2010 up 18.5% volatile
74 United Arab Emirates 0.62 2010 up 67.6% volatile
74 Spain 0.62 2010 up 12.7% volatile
76 Qatar 0.6 2010 up 27.7% rising
77 Singapore 0.59 2010 up 40.5% volatile
78 Korea 0.54 2010 up 237.5% volatile
79 Botswana 0.52 2010 up 92.6% volatile
79 Guatemala 0.52 2010 up 92.6% volatile
79 Portugal 0.52 2010 up 4.0% volatile
82 Jordan 0.51 2010 up 88.9% volatile
83 Brunei 0.48 2010 up 108.7% volatile
83 Paraguay 0.48 2010 down 9.4% rising
85 Fiji 0.47 2010 down 41.2% volatile
86 Ghana 0.44 2010 up 63.0% volatile
87 Guyana 0.42 2010 up 20.0% rising
88 Saudi Arabia 0.4 2010 up 17.6% rising
88 Uganda 0.4 2010 up 25.0% volatile
90 El Salvador 0.34 2010 up 70.0% rising
91 Ecuador 0.32 2010 down 57.9% volatile
91 Haiti 0.32 2010 up 10.3% rising
91 Namibia 0.32 2010 up 60.0% falling
91 Serbia 0.32 2010 down 3.0% rising
95 Nicaragua 0.31 2010 up 55.0% rising
96 Bahrain 0.29 2010 up 141.7% volatile
96 India 0.29 2010 up 31.8% volatile
98 Türkiye 0.28 2010 up 16.7% rising
99 Honduras 0.27 2010 down 6.9% rising
100 Gambia 0.26 2010 up 23.8% rising
101 Thailand 0.25 2010 up 127.3% volatile
102 Malaysia 0.24 2010 down 95.4% volatile
102 Pakistan 0.24 2010 up 84.6% volatile
104 Egypt 0.23 2010 up 43.8% volatile
104 Mali 0.23 2010 up 2,200.0% volatile
106 Gabon 0.22 2010 up 69.2% volatile
106 Myanmar 0.22 2010 up 29.4% rising
106 Syria 0.22 2010 up 144.4% volatile
109 China (People's Republic of) 0.21 2010 up 61.5% volatile
110 Eswatini 0.2 2010 down 16.7% volatile
111 Indonesia 0.16 2010 up 14.3% volatile
112 Zambia 0.14 2010 up 16.7% volatile
113 Liberia 0.13 2010 down 23.5% rising
113 Togo 0.13 2010 up 30.0% volatile
115 Libya 0.12 2010 up 300.0% volatile
116 Sierra Leone 0.11 2010 down 8.3% rising
117 Lesotho 0.1 2010 down 33.3% volatile
117 Morocco 0.1 2010 down 16.7% rising
119 Iraq 0.09 2010 up 125.0% volatile
120 Benin 0.07 2010 up 75.0% rising
121 Cote d'Ivoire 0.06 2010 up 50.0% rising
122 Cameroon 0.05 2010 up 66.7% rising
122 Congo 0.05 2010 up 25.0% rising
122 Sudan 0.05 2010 up 66.7% rising
122 Tunisia 0.05 2010 unchanged rising
126 Central African Republic 0.04 2010 unchanged volatile
126 Algeria 0.04 2010 up 100.0% volatile
126 Nepal 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
129 Kenya 0.03 2010 down 50.0% rising
129 Malawi 0.03 2010 up 50.0% volatile
131 Burundi 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Cambodia 0.02 2010 down 33.3% volatile
131 Mauritania 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Niger 0.02 2010 unchanged rising
131 Papua New Guinea 0.02 2010 unchanged rising
131 Rwanda 0.02 2010 unchanged rising
138 Afghanistan 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Laos 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Maldives 0.01 2010 down 93.3% volatile
138 Mozambique 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Senegal 0.01 2010 unchanged falling
138 Tanzania 0.01 2010 unchanged rising
138 Yemen 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female
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, 75+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 75.