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

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

Countries reporting
142
Highest
1.65
United States
Lowest
0
Eswatini
Median
0.195
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 1.65 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.195, and the mean is 0.2963.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 1,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 1.65 2010 up 61.8% volatile
2 Russia 1.47 2010 up 48.5% volatile
3 Israel 1.21 2010 up 18.6% volatile
4 Ukraine 1.15 2010 up 66.7% volatile
5 Canada 1.1 2010 up 189.5% volatile
6 Australia 0.99 2010 up 120.0% rising
7 Estonia 0.97 2010 up 56.5% volatile
8 United Arab Emirates 0.88 2010 up 183.9% volatile
9 Kazakhstan 0.8 2010 up 220.0% volatile
10 Mongolia 0.79 2010 up 229.2% volatile
11 Ireland 0.74 2010 up 100.0% volatile
12 Switzerland 0.73 2010 up 73.8% volatile
13 New Zealand 0.72 2010 down 11.1% volatile
14 Sweden 0.71 2010 up 29.1% volatile
15 Germany 0.69 2010 up 53.3% volatile
15 Finland 0.69 2010 up 97.1% volatile
17 Armenia 0.64 2010 up 60.0% rising
18 Bulgaria 0.63 2010 up 61.5% volatile
19 Norway 0.62 2010 up 59.0% volatile
20 Netherlands 0.6 2010 up 53.8% volatile
21 Belgium 0.59 2010 up 51.3% volatile
21 Luxembourg 0.59 2010 up 156.5% volatile
23 Denmark 0.58 2010 up 65.7% rising
24 Lithuania 0.57 2010 up 58.3% volatile
25 Hungary 0.52 2010 up 67.7% volatile
26 Latvia 0.51 2010 up 18.6% volatile
26 Slovenia 0.51 2010 up 82.1% volatile
28 Bolivia 0.49 2010 up 172.2% volatile
28 United Kingdom 0.49 2010 up 6.5% volatile
28 Serbia 0.49 2010 up 1,533.3% volatile
31 Cyprus 0.47 2010 up 123.8% volatile
31 Croatia 0.47 2010 up 147.4% volatile
33 Kyrgyzstan 0.45 2010 up 66.7% volatile
34 Austria 0.44 2010 up 83.3% volatile
34 Qatar 0.44 2010 up 29.4% volatile
36 South Korea 0.43 2010 up 53.6% volatile
37 Costa Rica 0.41 2010 up 51.9% volatile
37 Moldova 0.41 2010 up 95.2% volatile
37 Peru 0.41 2010 unchanged volatile
40 Poland 0.4 2010 up 37.9% volatile
41 Greece 0.39 2010 up 69.6% volatile
41 Iran 0.39 2010 up 95.0% volatile
41 Panama 0.39 2010 up 39.3% volatile
44 Brunei 0.37 2010 up 105.6% volatile
44 Spain 0.37 2010 up 94.7% volatile
44 France 0.37 2010 up 60.9% volatile
44 Japan 0.37 2010 up 37.0% volatile
48 Philippines 0.34 2010 down 43.3% rising
48 Singapore 0.34 2010 up 142.9% volatile
48 Slovakia 0.34 2010 down 10.5% volatile
48 Tajikistan 0.34 2010 up 126.7% volatile
52 Czechia 0.32 2010 up 3.2% volatile
52 Jamaica 0.32 2010 up 45.5% volatile
54 Argentina 0.29 2010 up 61.1% rising
54 Chile 0.29 2010 down 21.6% volatile
54 Trinidad and Tobago 0.29 2010 up 123.1% volatile
57 Colombia 0.28 2010 up 100.0% volatile
57 Iceland 0.28 2010 up 33.3% volatile
59 Malta 0.27 2010 up 50.0% volatile
60 Macao 0.26 2010 up 85.7% volatile
60 Mexico 0.26 2010 up 136.4% volatile
62 Brazil 0.24 2010 up 84.6% volatile
62 Cuba 0.24 2010 up 200.0% volatile
62 Hong Kong 0.24 2010 up 84.6% volatile
62 Kuwait 0.24 2010 up 14.3% volatile
62 Saudi Arabia 0.24 2010 up 4.3% volatile
67 Fiji 0.22 2010 up 37.5% volatile
68 Jordan 0.21 2010 up 61.5% volatile
68 Uruguay 0.21 2010 unchanged rising
70 India 0.2 2010 up 81.8% volatile
70 Paraguay 0.2 2010 up 53.8% volatile
72 Belize 0.19 2010 up 58.3% volatile
72 Italy 0.19 2010 up 26.7% volatile
72 Nicaragua 0.19 2010 up 58.3% rising
75 Bahrain 0.18 2010 up 125.0% volatile
75 Sri Lanka 0.18 2010 up 28.6% volatile
77 Egypt 0.17 2010 up 88.9% volatile
77 Romania 0.17 2010 down 5.6% rising
77 Syria 0.17 2010 up 88.9% volatile
77 Venezuela 0.17 2010 up 54.5% volatile
77 Vietnam 0.17 2010 up 112.5% volatile
82 Portugal 0.15 2010 up 50.0% volatile
82 Thailand 0.15 2010 up 275.0% volatile
84 Honduras 0.14 2010 up 180.0% volatile
84 Tonga 0.14 2010 down 22.2% rising
84 Turkey 0.14 2010 up 55.6% volatile
84 South Africa 0.14 2010 up 27.3% volatile
88 Algeria 0.13 2010 up 550.0% volatile
88 El Salvador 0.13 2010 unchanged volatile
90 Gabon 0.12 2010 up 500.0% volatile
90 Iraq 0.12 2010 up 140.0% volatile
90 Libya 0.12 2010 up 200.0% volatile
90 Malaysia 0.12 2010 up 200.0% volatile
94 Bangladesh 0.11 2010 up 120.0% volatile
94 Botswana 0.11 2010 up 57.1% volatile
94 Pakistan 0.11 2010 up 57.1% volatile
97 Dominican Republic 0.1 2010 down 16.7% volatile
97 Liberia 0.1 2010 up 150.0% rising
99 Ecuador 0.08 2010 down 42.9% volatile
99 Indonesia 0.08 2010 up 700.0% volatile
99 Myanmar 0.08 2010 up 100.0% volatile
102 Congo 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
102 Laos 0.07 2010 up 133.3% volatile
102 Namibia 0.07 2010 up 133.3% rising
102 Nepal 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
102 Tunisia 0.07 2010 up 75.0% volatile
107 Afghanistan 0.06 2010 up 100.0% volatile
107 China 0.06 2010 up 20.0% volatile
107 Gambia 0.06 2010 up 50.0% volatile
107 Uganda 0.06 2010 unchanged volatile
107 Zambia 0.06 2010 up 100.0% volatile
112 Cote d'Ivoire 0.05 2010 up 66.7% volatile
112 Ghana 0.05 2010 down 50.0% volatile
112 Mauritius 0.05 2010 up 66.7% rising
115 Benin 0.04 2010 up 100.0% volatile
115 Central African Republic 0.04 2010 up 100.0% volatile
115 Haiti 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
115 Senegal 0.04 2010 up 100.0% volatile
115 Togo 0.04 2010 up 100.0% volatile
120 Barbados 0.03 2010 unchanged rising
120 Kenya 0.03 2010 up 50.0% volatile
120 Mali 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
120 Sudan 0.03 2010 up 50.0% volatile
120 Zimbabwe 0.03 2010 up 50.0% rising
125 Cameroon 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
125 Cambodia 0.02 2010 — volatile
125 Lesotho 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
125 Morocco 0.02 2010 — volatile
125 Mauritania 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
130 Albania 0.01 2010 down 93.3% volatile
130 Burundi 0.01 2010 — volatile
130 Guyana 0.01 2010 down 50.0% rising
130 Maldives 0.01 2010 — volatile
130 Mozambique 0.01 2010 — volatile
130 Malawi 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
130 Niger 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 0.01 2010 — volatile
130 Rwanda 0.01 2010 — volatile
130 Sierra Leone 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
130 Tanzania 0.01 2010 — volatile
141 Guatemala 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
141 Eswatini 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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