Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
65.5%
Malta
Lowest
0.3%
Yemen
Median
11.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Malta; the lowest is 0.3% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.7%, and the mean is 14.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 242.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 9,728.6%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 84.8%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 65.5% | 2010 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 62.0% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 51.5% | 2010 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Albania | 50.1% | 2010 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 46.0% | 2010 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 44.3% | 2010 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 42.7% | 2010 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Tonga | 41.9% | 2010 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 9 | China | 40.6% | 2010 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Botswana | 36.4% | 2010 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 35.5% | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 33.5% | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 33.2% | 2010 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.6% | 2010 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 32.2% | 2010 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Macao | 31.7% | 2010 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Cuba | 29.9% | 2010 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Fiji | 28.9% | 2010 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Jamaica | 28.1% | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 27.5% | 2010 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 26.4% | 2010 | up 380.4% | falling |
| 22 | Guyana | 24.8% | 2010 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 24.8% | 2010 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Jordan | 24.3% | 2010 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 23.9% | 2010 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 23.9% | 2010 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 23.8% | 2010 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 22.7% | 2010 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 22.6% | 2010 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 22.4% | 2010 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 21.7% | 2010 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 20.9% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 20.6% | 2010 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 20.5% | 2010 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 20.4% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 19.3% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 19.1% | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 18.9% | 2010 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 18.8% | 2010 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 40 | Portugal | 18.7% | 2010 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2010 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 17.9% | 2010 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 43 | Iran | 17.1% | 2010 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 17.1% | 2010 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Ireland | 16.9% | 2010 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 46 | Gabon | 16.7% | 2010 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Austria | 16.5% | 2010 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 16.1% | 2010 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 16.1% | 2010 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | 15.3% | 2010 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 51 | Brazil | 14.7% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 14.4% | 2010 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 53 | Singapore | 14.3% | 2010 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Iceland | 14.2% | 2010 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 14.1% | 2010 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 14.1% | 2010 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Eswatini | 13.9% | 2010 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Haiti | 13.8% | 2010 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 13.7% | 2010 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 13.6% | 2010 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 13.3% | 2010 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 13.2% | 2010 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 12.9% | 2010 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 64 | Bahrain | 12.8% | 2010 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 12.6% | 2010 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 12.4% | 2010 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 67 | Germany | 12.3% | 2010 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | 12.3% | 2010 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 11.9% | 2010 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 11.8% | 2010 | up 531.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8% | 2010 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 11.7% | 2010 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 11.7% | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Libya | 11.6% | 2010 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 11.4% | 2010 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Namibia | 11.3% | 2010 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 77 | Mauritius | 11.2% | 2010 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.1% | 2010 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.8% | 2010 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 80 | Czechia | 10.5% | 2010 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 10.3% | 2010 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 10.1% | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.1% | 2010 | up 320.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 9.6% | 2010 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 85 | Indonesia | 9.5% | 2010 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 9.3% | 2010 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 9.3% | 2010 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 9.1% | 2010 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Guatemala | 9.0% | 2010 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 8.9% | 2010 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 8.5% | 2010 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 92 | Qatar | 8.5% | 2010 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2010 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 94 | Cameroon | 8.4% | 2010 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 8.3% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 7.8% | 2010 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 97 | Thailand | 7.5% | 2010 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | 7.1% | 2010 | up 1,447.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | 7.0% | 2010 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.0% | 2010 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 101 | Honduras | 7.0% | 2010 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 6.9% | 2010 | up 9,728.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.8% | 2010 | up 323.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Zambia | 6.2% | 2010 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Sudan | 6.0% | 2010 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Gambia | 5.9% | 2010 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 107 | India | 5.7% | 2010 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2010 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 109 | Ukraine | 5.4% | 2010 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Kenya | 5.3% | 2010 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.3% | 2010 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Türkiye | 5.2% | 2010 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Estonia | 5.1% | 2010 | down 62.1% | flat |
| 114 | Benin | 5.1% | 2010 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Morocco | 5.1% | 2010 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 5.0% | 2010 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2010 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 118 | Peru | 4.9% | 2010 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 119 | Cambodia | 4.9% | 2010 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Senegal | 4.8% | 2010 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | 2010 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Mali | 4.7% | 2010 | up 904.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Japan | 4.7% | 2010 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 124 | Nepal | 4.4% | 2010 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2010 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Myanmar | 4.1% | 2010 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 127 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.6% | 2010 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 3.5% | 2010 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Algeria | 3.5% | 2010 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | 3.0% | 2010 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 3.0% | 2010 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8% | 2010 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 133 | United States | 2.5% | 2010 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Liberia | 2.3% | 2010 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 135 | Malawi | 2.2% | 2010 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2010 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 2.0% | 2010 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2010 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritania | 1.5% | 2010 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 1.1% | 2010 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2010 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2010 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 0.6% | 2010 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2010 | up 800.0% | volatile |