Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
63.2%
Malta
Lowest
0.2%
Niger
Median
10.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 63.2% in Malta; the lowest is 0.2% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 13.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 275.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 11,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 92.4%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 63.2% | 2010 | up 283.6% | 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 | Sri Lanka | 42.7% | 2010 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Tonga | 41.9% | 2010 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | China | 40.6% | 2010 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 36.4% | 2010 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 35.5% | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 33.5% | 2010 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 33.0% | 2010 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 32.2% | 2010 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Cuba | 29.9% | 2010 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Chile | 27.5% | 2010 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 26.4% | 2010 | up 179.4% | falling |
| 16 | Macao | 25.7% | 2010 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 17 | Guyana | 24.8% | 2010 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 24.8% | 2010 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 24.7% | 2010 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 24.6% | 2010 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.5% | 2010 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 24.3% | 2010 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 23.9% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 23.9% | 2010 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 23.8% | 2010 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 22.9% | 2010 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 22.7% | 2010 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 22.7% | 2010 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | 22.6% | 2010 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 22.4% | 2010 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 21.7% | 2010 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 20.9% | 2010 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 20.6% | 2010 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 20.5% | 2010 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 20.4% | 2010 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo | 19.8% | 2010 | up 360.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 19.3% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 19.1% | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 18.8% | 2010 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 18.7% | 2010 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2010 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 18.2% | 2010 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 17.9% | 2010 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.1% | 2010 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 17.1% | 2010 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 16.9% | 2010 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 16.6% | 2010 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Mongolia | 16.5% | 2010 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 16.1% | 2010 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 16.1% | 2010 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 15.5% | 2010 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 15.3% | 2010 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 15.2% | 2010 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 14.7% | 2010 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Finland | 14.4% | 2010 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 56 | Iceland | 13.9% | 2010 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 56 | Singapore | 13.9% | 2010 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 13.2% | 2010 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 13.2% | 2010 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 12.9% | 2010 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 12.4% | 2010 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Germany | 12.3% | 2010 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 63 | Togo | 12.3% | 2010 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Canada | 11.9% | 2010 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 65 | Uganda | 11.8% | 2010 | up 531.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 11.7% | 2010 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 11.7% | 2010 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 11.3% | 2010 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 69 | Argentina | 11.1% | 2010 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 69 | Haiti | 11.1% | 2010 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.1% | 2010 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 10.5% | 2010 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 73 | Bahrain | 10.5% | 2010 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 10.3% | 2010 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.3% | 2010 | down 66.6% | flat |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 10.1% | 2010 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 10.1% | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 78 | Slovakia | 9.6% | 2010 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 79 | Indonesia | 9.5% | 2010 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 9.4% | 2010 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 9.3% | 2010 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 9.3% | 2010 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 9.1% | 2010 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 9.0% | 2010 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Syria | 8.9% | 2010 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | 8.5% | 2010 | up 186.2% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 8.5% | 2010 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2010 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 89 | Tunisia | 8.3% | 2010 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 7.8% | 2010 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 91 | Egypt | 7.3% | 2010 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Lesotho | 7.1% | 2010 | up 995.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 7.0% | 2010 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 94 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.0% | 2010 | up 94.2% | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 7.0% | 2010 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 6.9% | 2010 | up 11,366.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 6.7% | 2010 | up 504.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 6.7% | 2010 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 6.6% | 2010 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Benin | 6.1% | 2010 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Gambia | 5.7% | 2010 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | 5.6% | 2010 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2010 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 104 | Ukraine | 5.4% | 2010 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | 5.4% | 2010 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | 5.3% | 2010 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Türkiye | 5.2% | 2010 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | 5.1% | 2010 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2010 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 110 | India | 5.0% | 2010 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Peru | 4.9% | 2010 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 112 | Cambodia | 4.9% | 2010 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 4.8% | 2010 | up 187.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 4.8% | 2010 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 4.7% | 2010 | up 2,384.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Japan | 4.7% | 2010 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 117 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.6% | 2010 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 4.6% | 2010 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.5% | 2010 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Iraq | 4.3% | 2010 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2010 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 4.2% | 2010 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Nepal | 4.0% | 2010 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 3.8% | 2010 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2010 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.6% | 2010 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 3.0% | 2010 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8% | 2010 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.8% | 2010 | up 229.4% | volatile |
| 130 | United States of America | 2.8% | 2010 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2010 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 2.2% | 2010 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2010 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 2.0% | 2010 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Sudan | 1.7% | 2010 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | 1.6% | 2010 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 1.5% | 2010 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 1.5% | 2010 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2010 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2010 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2010 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2010 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2010 | up 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Niger | 0.2% | 2010 | up 130.0% | volatile |