Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary by country

Countries reporting
144
Highest
45.3%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
2.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 45.3% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 5.0%.

Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 3,266.7%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 45.3% 2010 up 14.7% volatile
2 United States 28.7% 2010 up 0.7% volatile
3 Finland 24.4% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
4 Canada 23.5% 2010 up 78.9% volatile
5 New Zealand 17.2% 2010 up 10.7% volatile
6 Ukraine 16.9% 2010 up 7.7% volatile
7 Israel 16.8% 2010 up 4.8% volatile
8 Estonia 14.8% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
9 Japan 14.8% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
10 Norway 14.7% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
11 Philippines 14.7% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
12 France 13.7% 2010 up 57.0% volatile
13 Australia 13.6% 2010 up 43.0% rising
14 Ireland 13.4% 2010 up 137.2% volatile
15 Belgium 12.9% 2010 up 41.1% volatile
16 Denmark 12.7% 2010 up 62.4% rising
17 Sweden 12.3% 2010 up 18.4% volatile
18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.2% 2010 up 37.1% volatile
19 Lithuania 11.2% 2010 up 72.9% volatile
20 Bulgaria 10.8% 2010 up 39.8% volatile
21 Chile 10.3% 2010 up 102.4% volatile
22 Switzerland 10.0% 2010 up 127.2% volatile
23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.9% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
24 Netherlands 9.8% 2010 up 28.9% volatile
25 Qatar 9.4% 2010 up 129.1% volatile
26 Slovakia 8.7% 2010 up 80.2% volatile
27 Argentina 8.6% 2010 up 85.1% volatile
28 Spain 8.5% 2010 up 97.4% volatile
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.4% 2010 up 58.6% volatile
30 Panama 8.3% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
31 Germany 8.3% 2010 up 38.7% volatile
32 Kazakhstan 8.2% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
33 Luxembourg 8.0% 2010 up 49.2% volatile
34 Slovenia 7.9% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
35 Iceland 7.9% 2010 up 190.4% volatile
36 Portugal 7.8% 2010 up 40.6% volatile
37 Dominican Republic 7.7% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
38 Latvia 7.6% 2010 up 24.7% volatile
39 Czechia 7.4% 2010 up 89.8% volatile
40 Cyprus 7.2% 2010 up 74.3% volatile
41 South Africa 7.2% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
42 United Arab Emirates 7.0% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
43 Malaysia 6.7% 2010 up 197.8% volatile
44 Poland 6.6% 2010 up 51.9% volatile
45 Armenia 6.5% 2010 down 15.7% rising
46 Kyrgyzstan 6.1% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
47 Serbia 5.9% 2010 up 33.5% volatile
48 Croatia 5.8% 2010 up 61.1% volatile
49 Jordan 5.7% 2010 up 70.5% volatile
50 Austria 5.6% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
51 Jamaica 5.5% 2010 up 21.9% volatile
52 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 up 163.5% rising
53 Republic of Moldova 5.4% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
54 Peru 5.0% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
55 Gabon 5.0% 2010 up 162.0% volatile
56 Ecuador 4.6% 2010 down 6.4% volatile
57 Italy 4.5% 2010 up 9.6% volatile
58 Colombia 4.3% 2010 up 215.3% volatile
59 Kuwait 4.2% 2010 up 26.2% volatile
60 Sri Lanka 4.0% 2010 up 34.3% volatile
61 Mexico 3.9% 2010 up 101.6% volatile
62 Brazil 3.5% 2010 up 84.8% volatile
63 Singapore 3.2% 2010 up 94.0% volatile
64 Cuba 3.2% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
64 Romania 3.2% 2010 up 15.1% volatile
66 Libya 3.0% 2010 up 35.9% volatile
67 Iran 2.7% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
68 Paraguay 2.6% 2010 up 34.4% volatile
69 Saudi Arabia 2.4% 2010 up 276.2% volatile
70 Tajikistan 2.3% 2010 down 16.2% rising
71 Fiji 2.3% 2010 up 24.7% volatile
72 Hungary 2.2% 2010 up 95.6% volatile
73 Türkiye 2.2% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
74 Iraq 2.0% 2010 up 155.8% volatile
75 El Salvador 1.9% 2010 up 62.5% volatile
76 Thailand 1.9% 2010 up 425.0% volatile
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.8% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
78 Republic of Korea 1.8% 2010 up 37.9% volatile
79 Indonesia 1.8% 2010 up 160.9% volatile
80 Honduras 1.8% 2010 up 72.8% volatile
80 Macao 1.8% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
82 Belize 1.8% 2010 down 17.1% volatile
83 Tonga 1.6% 2010 down 20.3% volatile
84 Hong Kong 1.5% 2010 up 3.4% rising
85 Mauritius 1.5% 2010 up 67.4% volatile
86 Namibia 1.4% 2010 up 56.5% rising
87 Kenya 1.4% 2010 up 255.0% volatile
88 Tunisia 1.3% 2010 up 131.6% volatile
89 Botswana 1.3% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
90 Morocco 1.3% 2010 up 96.9% volatile
90 Syria 1.3% 2010 up 82.6% volatile
92 Congo 1.2% 2010 up 355.6% volatile
93 India 1.2% 2010 up 31.5% volatile
94 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% 2010 down 66.6% volatile
94 Mongolia 1.1% 2010 up 47.4% volatile
96 Bangladesh 1.1% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
97 Greece 1.1% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
98 Egypt 1.1% 2010 up 96.3% volatile
99 Mali 1.0% 2010 up 3,266.7% volatile
100 Myanmar 1.0% 2010 up 141.5% volatile
101 Viet Nam 0.9% 2010 down 2.1% volatile
102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% 2010 up 165.7% volatile
103 Bahrain 0.9% 2010 up 114.0% volatile
104 Algeria 0.9% 2010 up 213.8% volatile
105 Afghanistan 0.9% 2010 up 119.5% volatile
105 Costa Rica 0.9% 2010 up 34.3% rising
107 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% 2010 up 105.0% volatile
108 Lesotho 0.7% 2010 up 155.6% volatile
109 Liberia 0.7% 2010 up 161.5% rising
110 Zambia 0.7% 2010 up 204.5% volatile
111 Barbados 0.5% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
111 Malta 0.5% 2010 down 40.3% rising
113 Gambia 0.4% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
114 China 0.4% 2010 down 12.2% volatile
114 Togo 0.4% 2010 up 115.0% volatile
116 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2010 up 68.0% flat
117 Central African Republic 0.4% 2010 up 53.8% volatile
117 Ghana 0.4% 2010 down 45.2% volatile
119 Senegal 0.4% 2010 up 176.9% volatile
120 Nepal 0.3% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
121 Benin 0.3% 2010 unchanged volatile
122 Pakistan 0.3% 2010 up 92.9% volatile
122 Uganda 0.3% 2010 down 63.5% volatile
124 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2010 up 64.3% volatile
125 Maldives 0.2% 2010 down 24.1% volatile
126 Albania 0.2% 2010 down 92.1% volatile
126 Mauritania 0.2% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
128 Haiti 0.2% 2010 up 12.5% rising
129 Nicaragua 0.2% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
129 Papua New Guinea 0.2% 2010 up 325.0% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% 2010 up 220.0% volatile
131 Sudan 0.2% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
133 Burundi 0.1% 2010 up 160.0% volatile
134 Cambodia 0.1% 2010 up 80.0% volatile
134 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 200.0% rising
136 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
136 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
138 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Malawi 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
140 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 20.0% rising
141 Rwanda 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Yemen 0.0% 2010 up 50.0% rising
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 95.5% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
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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