Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
65.2%
Maldives
Lowest
0.0%
Bangladesh
Median
12.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 65.2% in Maldives; the lowest is 0.0% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.5%, and the mean is 15.7%.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 4,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 65.2% | 2010 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Botswana | 60.8% | 2010 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 54.2% | 2010 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 51.5% | 2010 | up 512.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Barbados | 47.7% | 2010 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 6 | China | 47.0% | 2010 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 43.4% | 2010 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 42.2% | 2010 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 36.6% | 2010 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 10 | Albania | 36.0% | 2010 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 34.6% | 2010 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 33.0% | 2010 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 33.0% | 2010 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 31.9% | 2010 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 31.4% | 2010 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Malta | 31.2% | 2010 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 30.9% | 2010 | up 311.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 30.0% | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.9% | 2010 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Jordan | 29.6% | 2010 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Guyana | 29.2% | 2010 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Eswatini | 27.7% | 2010 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 27.4% | 2010 | up 69.6% | falling |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 27.0% | 2010 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 26.2% | 2010 | up 374.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 26.2% | 2010 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 25.8% | 2010 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2010 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 23.6% | 2010 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 23.6% | 2010 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 23.4% | 2010 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 22.9% | 2010 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 22.9% | 2010 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 22.8% | 2010 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 22.7% | 2010 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 22.5% | 2010 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 37 | Namibia | 22.5% | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 21.6% | 2010 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 21.5% | 2010 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 21.0% | 2010 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 20.6% | 2010 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.7% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 19.5% | 2010 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 18.6% | 2010 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 45 | Latvia | 18.2% | 2010 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 46 | Australia | 18.1% | 2010 | up 1,232.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 17.9% | 2010 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 17.5% | 2010 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 49 | Gabon | 17.3% | 2010 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 17.3% | 2010 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 17.1% | 2010 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 16.9% | 2010 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 53 | India | 16.7% | 2010 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 16.3% | 2010 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 55 | Iran | 15.8% | 2010 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Tonga | 15.8% | 2010 | down 71.8% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 15.8% | 2010 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands | 15.7% | 2010 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 15.4% | 2010 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 15.2% | 2010 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 14.2% | 2010 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 62 | Haiti | 14.2% | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 63 | Estonia | 13.7% | 2010 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 64 | Cambodia | 13.7% | 2010 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 13.6% | 2010 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 13.0% | 2010 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lesotho | 13.0% | 2010 | up 3,842.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 13.0% | 2010 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 12.9% | 2010 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 70 | Macao | 12.8% | 2010 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 71 | Iraq | 12.8% | 2010 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 12.6% | 2010 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 12.4% | 2010 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 74 | South Africa | 12.4% | 2010 | down 70.2% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 12.3% | 2010 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 12.2% | 2010 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 77 | France | 12.0% | 2010 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 78 | Yemen | 11.7% | 2010 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.7% | 2010 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 11.2% | 2010 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 11.2% | 2010 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 82 | Qatar | 11.0% | 2010 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 10.9% | 2010 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Liberia | 10.5% | 2010 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.3% | 2010 | down 50.1% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 10.2% | 2010 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 87 | Kenya | 9.6% | 2010 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 9.6% | 2010 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 9.6% | 2010 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 9.4% | 2010 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 9.4% | 2010 | down 73.3% | rising |
| 92 | Canada | 9.1% | 2010 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 93 | Cameroon | 8.9% | 2010 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Cyprus | 8.8% | 2010 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 8.7% | 2010 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 96 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.2% | 2010 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 8.0% | 2010 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 98 | Lithuania | 7.9% | 2010 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Ecuador | 7.8% | 2010 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 100 | Argentina | 7.5% | 2010 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Pakistan | 7.4% | 2010 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mongolia | 7.1% | 2010 | down 77.9% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 7.1% | 2010 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 7.0% | 2010 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritania | 6.7% | 2010 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia | 6.7% | 2010 | down 58.3% | flat |
| 107 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.4% | 2010 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 108 | Japan | 6.4% | 2010 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Myanmar | 6.4% | 2010 | up 50.8% | flat |
| 110 | Malaysia | 6.4% | 2010 | down 61.7% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 6.0% | 2010 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 5.9% | 2010 | up 4,850.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovenia | 5.9% | 2010 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 114 | Ireland | 5.7% | 2010 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% | 2010 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Greece | 5.7% | 2010 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 5.4% | 2010 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 5.3% | 2010 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.1% | 2010 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 5.0% | 2010 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Russian Federation | 4.9% | 2010 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 4.9% | 2010 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 4.6% | 2010 | up 686.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Algeria | 4.6% | 2010 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 4.2% | 2010 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 126 | Burundi | 3.9% | 2010 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | 3.9% | 2010 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.5% | 2010 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Singapore | 3.3% | 2010 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Israel | 3.0% | 2010 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2010 | down 92.0% | falling |
| 132 | Croatia | 2.7% | 2010 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2010 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Sudan | 2.5% | 2010 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 2.3% | 2010 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Niger | 2.2% | 2010 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Ukraine | 2.2% | 2010 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 138 | United States | 1.6% | 2010 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 139 | Fiji | 1.6% | 2010 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 140 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2010 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Republic of Korea | 0.5% | 2010 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 142 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2010 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Benin | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |