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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary by country

Countries reporting
144
Highest
51.2%
Haiti
Lowest
0.0%
Zambia
Median
0.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 51.2% in Haiti; the lowest is 0.0% in Zambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 4.9%.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 7,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Haiti 51.2% 2010 up 47.1% rising
2 Malawi 49.4% 2010 up 6.3% rising
3 Uganda 46.4% 2010 up 16.6% rising
4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.9% 2010 down 11.6% rising
5 Cambodia 30.5% 2010 down 19.2% rising
6 Lesotho 27.7% 2010 up 25.3% falling
7 Kenya 27.5% 2010 down 22.2% rising
8 Guatemala 25.2% 2010 down 21.9% rising
9 El Salvador 24.2% 2010 up 4.6% falling
10 Kuwait 21.6% 2010 down 44.9% volatile
11 Eswatini 21.4% 2010 down 5.3% falling
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.4% 2010 up 17.3% falling
13 Nicaragua 18.5% 2010 down 11.8% falling
14 Senegal 15.9% 2010 down 11.9% flat
15 Qatar 15.6% 2010 up 461.2% volatile
16 Nepal 14.7% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
17 Algeria 13.9% 2010 down 4.0% rising
18 Congo 13.6% 2010 down 39.4% volatile
19 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.6% 2010 up 25.4% falling
20 Honduras 12.2% 2010 down 43.9% falling
21 Liberia 10.2% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
22 New Zealand 9.3% 2010 up 279.3% volatile
23 Paraguay 9.3% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
24 Mauritania 8.8% 2010 down 17.5% falling
25 Syria 8.6% 2010 down 82.8% volatile
26 Namibia 7.9% 2010 down 58.4% falling
27 Mauritius 7.7% 2010 down 70.4% falling
28 Türkiye 7.1% 2010 up 100.0% falling
29 Ecuador 7.0% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
30 Costa Rica 6.6% 2010 down 41.2% volatile
31 Cameroon 6.5% 2010 down 67.0% rising
32 Dominican Republic 6.5% 2010 down 48.3% volatile
33 Myanmar 5.7% 2010 down 68.9% rising
34 Indonesia 5.4% 2010 down 56.0% volatile
35 Peru 5.3% 2010 down 47.2% falling
36 Côte d'Ivoire 5.2% 2010 down 53.5% volatile
37 Burundi 4.9% 2010 down 64.5% flat
38 Panama 4.4% 2010 down 35.0% volatile
39 Zimbabwe 4.4% 2010 down 51.7% volatile
40 Mexico 4.1% 2010 down 60.9% volatile
41 Central African Republic 4.0% 2010 down 60.0% rising
42 South Africa 4.0% 2010 down 46.3% volatile
43 Maldives 3.7% 2010 down 86.6% falling
44 United Arab Emirates 3.5% 2010 down 63.4% volatile
45 Guyana 3.1% 2010 down 69.5% volatile
45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.1% 2010 down 59.4% volatile
47 Bahrain 3.0% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.7% 2010 down 71.8% falling
49 Pakistan 2.5% 2010 up 57.5% volatile
50 Uruguay 2.4% 2010 down 51.8% volatile
51 Mozambique 2.3% 2010 down 69.6% rising
52 Gabon 2.3% 2010 down 75.1% falling
52 Romania 2.3% 2010 down 43.3% volatile
54 Tunisia 2.3% 2010 down 79.8% volatile
55 Malaysia 2.2% 2010 down 31.4% volatile
56 Luxembourg 1.9% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
57 Afghanistan 1.8% 2010 down 27.5% volatile
58 Viet Nam 1.8% 2010 down 83.4% volatile
59 Niger 1.7% 2010 down 58.9% volatile
60 Saudi Arabia 1.7% 2010 down 82.5% falling
61 China 1.6% 2010 down 74.2% volatile
62 Austria 1.6% 2010 up 7,850.0% volatile
63 Ghana 1.6% 2010 down 68.9% falling
64 Brazil 1.5% 2010 down 82.5% volatile
65 Ukraine 1.5% 2010 up 893.3% volatile
66 Spain 1.1% 2010 down 44.0% volatile
67 Iceland 1.1% 2010 down 62.7% volatile
68 Benin 1.0% 2010 down 80.8% rising
69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% 2010 down 39.2% volatile
70 Iraq 0.8% 2010 down 93.9% volatile
71 Jordan 0.8% 2010 down 81.7% volatile
72 Cuba 0.8% 2010 down 66.5% volatile
73 Kazakhstan 0.8% 2010 up 406.7% volatile
74 Fiji 0.7% 2010 down 88.4% volatile
75 Argentina 0.7% 2010 down 81.9% volatile
76 Chile 0.7% 2010 down 87.1% volatile
77 Lithuania 0.6% 2010 down 25.9% volatile
78 Philippines 0.6% 2010 down 83.0% volatile
79 Mongolia 0.5% 2010 down 77.2% volatile
80 Tonga 0.5% 2010 down 65.8% volatile
81 Sri Lanka 0.5% 2010 down 68.0% volatile
82 Albania 0.4% 2010 down 70.3% volatile
82 Israel 0.4% 2010 down 37.9% volatile
82 Mali 0.4% 2010 down 91.8% volatile
85 Netherlands 0.4% 2010 down 52.4% volatile
86 Germany 0.4% 2010 down 90.4% volatile
86 Japan 0.4% 2010 up 14.7% volatile
88 Ireland 0.3% 2010 down 28.3% volatile
89 Thailand 0.3% 2010 down 94.1% volatile
90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2010 down 53.6% volatile
91 United States 0.2% 2010 down 41.5% volatile
92 Jamaica 0.2% 2010 down 86.9% volatile
93 Greece 0.2% 2010 up 42.9% volatile
94 Sweden 0.2% 2010 down 30.4% volatile
95 Singapore 0.1% 2010 down 85.6% volatile
96 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2010 down 93.0% volatile
97 Armenia 0.1% 2010 down 28.6% volatile
97 Botswana 0.1% 2010 up 900.0% volatile
97 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2010 down 83.6% volatile
100 Switzerland 0.1% 2010 down 97.3% volatile
100 Czechia 0.1% 2010 up 350.0% volatile
100 Macao 0.1% 2010 down 94.0% volatile
100 Russian Federation 0.1% 2010 down 62.5% volatile
104 Belize 0.1% 2010 down 66.7% volatile
104 Croatia 0.1% 2010 down 94.9% volatile
104 Iran 0.1% 2010 down 97.9% volatile
107 Hungary 0.1% 2010 down 57.1% volatile
108 Poland 0.0% 2010 down 20.0% volatile
109 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 97.3% volatile
109 Colombia 0.0% 2010 down 99.8% volatile
109 France 0.0% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
112 Belgium 0.0% 2010 down 98.8% volatile
112 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 98.6% volatile
112 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2010 up 0.0% volatile
112 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 99.9% volatile
112 Yemen 0.0% 2010 down 99.7% volatile
117 Australia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Bangladesh 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Bulgaria 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Cyprus 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Denmark 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Egypt 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Estonia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Gambia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Hong Kong 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 India 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Italy 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Libya 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Latvia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Morocco 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Malta 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Norway 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Papua New Guinea 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Portugal 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Rwanda 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Sudan 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Serbia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Slovakia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Togo 0.0% 2010 — volatile
117 Tajikistan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
117 Zambia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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