Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country

Countries reporting
144
Highest
57.2%
Barbados
Lowest
0.0%
Poland
Median
9.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 57.2% in Barbados; the lowest is 0.0% in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 13.5%.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 2,360.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Barbados 57.2% 2010 up 12.4% rising
2 Belize 54.5% 2010 up 97.1% volatile
3 Tonga 47.2% 2010 up 10.3% rising
4 Albania 43.4% 2010 up 95.5% volatile
5 Sri Lanka 41.0% 2010 up 93.6% volatile
6 Romania 40.5% 2010 up 12.0% volatile
7 Latvia 35.1% 2010 down 12.2% volatile
8 Serbia 35.0% 2010 up 129.7% volatile
9 Netherlands 32.1% 2010 down 9.9% rising
10 Finland 31.7% 2010 up 102.4% volatile
11 Denmark 31.4% 2010 down 16.8% volatile
12 Slovenia 30.9% 2010 down 3.6% rising
13 Australia 30.9% 2010 up 122.0% falling
14 Croatia 30.2% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
15 Cuba 30.0% 2010 up 26.1% volatile
16 Botswana 29.6% 2010 up 100.7% volatile
17 Hungary 29.0% 2010 down 46.3% volatile
18 Italy 27.9% 2010 up 36.9% volatile
19 Malta 27.7% 2010 up 76.6% volatile
20 Ghana 26.4% 2010 up 230.3% volatile
21 Republic of Korea 26.1% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
22 Guyana 26.0% 2010 up 106.4% volatile
23 Republic of Moldova 25.4% 2010 down 13.9% volatile
24 Viet Nam 24.7% 2010 up 114.7% volatile
25 Tajikistan 24.3% 2010 down 28.0% rising
26 China 24.1% 2010 up 63.9% volatile
27 Chile 23.7% 2010 up 130.6% rising
28 Belgium 23.5% 2010 down 25.5% rising
29 Fiji 22.9% 2010 down 4.3% volatile
30 Luxembourg 22.5% 2010 down 8.9% rising
31 Macao 22.1% 2010 up 56.4% rising
32 Norway 21.6% 2010 up 21.6% rising
33 Iceland 21.3% 2010 up 24.7% volatile
34 Austria 21.1% 2010 up 0.2% volatile
35 Spain 21.0% 2010 down 17.8% volatile
36 Brunei Darussalam 20.7% 2010 up 169.4% volatile
37 Uruguay 19.9% 2010 up 13.5% volatile
38 Congo 19.8% 2010 up 360.5% volatile
39 Czechia 19.5% 2010 down 36.0% rising
40 Bulgaria 19.4% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
41 France 19.3% 2010 up 9.8% volatile
42 Jamaica 19.3% 2010 up 43.2% volatile
43 Ireland 19.1% 2010 down 18.1% rising
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.9% 2010 down 26.2% rising
45 Germany 18.4% 2010 up 14.9% rising
46 Slovakia 18.4% 2010 down 18.8% rising
47 Switzerland 18.2% 2010 up 31.4% rising
48 Hong Kong 17.9% 2010 up 31.5% volatile
49 South Africa 17.5% 2010 down 21.8% flat
50 New Zealand 17.4% 2010 up 59.1% volatile
51 Singapore 16.5% 2010 up 110.2% volatile
52 Canada 16.0% 2010 down 54.8% flat
53 Mongolia 15.2% 2010 down 5.2% volatile
54 Japan 15.0% 2010 down 41.4% rising
55 Colombia 14.4% 2010 up 52.9% rising
55 Eswatini 14.4% 2010 up 39.3% volatile
57 Gabon 13.8% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
58 Kuwait 13.8% 2010 up 43.1% volatile
59 Malaysia 13.2% 2010 up 112.5% volatile
60 Mexico 12.8% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
61 Dominican Republic 12.6% 2010 up 81.1% rising
62 Jordan 12.5% 2010 up 171.5% volatile
63 Estonia 11.8% 2010 down 52.4% rising
64 Sweden 11.3% 2010 up 15.8% rising
65 Philippines 11.3% 2010 up 2.6% rising
66 Panama 11.2% 2010 up 6.9% rising
67 Brazil 11.2% 2010 up 74.0% volatile
68 Iran 11.1% 2010 up 77.3% volatile
69 Argentina 11.1% 2010 up 42.6% rising
70 Kyrgyzstan 10.6% 2010 down 28.8% rising
71 Portugal 10.3% 2010 up 60.4% volatile
72 Lithuania 10.2% 2010 down 25.9% volatile
73 Qatar 9.6% 2010 up 85.8% volatile
74 Ukraine 9.5% 2010 down 63.1% volatile
75 United Arab Emirates 9.4% 2010 up 52.4% volatile
76 Bahrain 9.3% 2010 up 99.4% volatile
77 Zimbabwe 9.3% 2010 up 138.5% volatile
78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.4% 2010 up 44.8% volatile
79 Nicaragua 8.1% 2010 up 117.8% volatile
80 Russian Federation 7.9% 2010 down 38.0% volatile
81 Armenia 7.8% 2010 down 47.0% falling
82 Mauritius 7.8% 2010 up 28.9% volatile
83 Togo 7.8% 2010 up 157.0% volatile
84 Israel 7.7% 2010 up 20.0% falling
85 Cyprus 7.6% 2010 down 16.8% rising
85 Myanmar 7.6% 2010 up 19.6% rising
87 Egypt 7.6% 2010 up 77.2% volatile
88 Indonesia 7.6% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
89 El Salvador 7.5% 2010 up 42.2% rising
90 Greece 7.2% 2010 up 25.9% falling
91 Bangladesh 7.1% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
92 Zambia 6.9% 2010 up 437.5% volatile
93 Haiti 6.8% 2010 up 170.8% volatile
94 Saudi Arabia 6.7% 2010 up 166.9% volatile
95 Costa Rica 6.1% 2010 down 26.4% rising
96 Cameroon 5.7% 2010 up 213.9% volatile
97 Tunisia 5.6% 2010 up 72.8% volatile
98 Guatemala 5.5% 2010 up 191.6% volatile
99 Cambodia 5.5% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
100 Namibia 5.2% 2010 up 44.4% falling
101 Honduras 5.2% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
102 Syria 4.9% 2010 up 127.1% volatile
103 Paraguay 4.8% 2010 up 63.3% rising
104 Peru 4.8% 2010 up 126.4% volatile
105 India 4.2% 2010 up 71.0% volatile
106 Türkiye 3.9% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
107 Libya 3.8% 2010 up 322.2% volatile
108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.8% 2010 up 58.6% falling
109 Thailand 3.7% 2010 up 42.2% volatile
110 Benin 3.7% 2010 up 112.1% volatile
110 Côte d'Ivoire 3.7% 2010 up 259.8% volatile
112 Gambia 3.6% 2010 up 12.7% rising
112 Morocco 3.6% 2010 up 88.1% volatile
112 Uganda 3.6% 2010 up 830.8% volatile
115 Papua New Guinea 3.5% 2010 up 404.3% volatile
116 Senegal 3.4% 2010 up 148.2% volatile
117 Lesotho 3.3% 2010 up 412.3% volatile
118 Mali 3.2% 2010 up 1,490.0% volatile
119 Sierra Leone 3.1% 2010 up 148.0% volatile
120 Iraq 3.0% 2010 up 63.8% volatile
121 United States 3.0% 2010 down 32.4% volatile
122 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% 2010 down 73.0% rising
123 Ecuador 2.7% 2010 down 57.5% rising
124 Nepal 2.6% 2010 up 106.3% volatile
125 Kazakhstan 2.5% 2010 down 62.3% volatile
126 Pakistan 2.5% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.4% 2010 up 287.1% volatile
128 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.0% 2010 up 477.1% volatile
129 Sudan 1.7% 2010 up 240.0% volatile
130 Algeria 1.6% 2010 up 129.6% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.5% 2010 up 206.0% volatile
132 Malawi 1.4% 2010 up 210.9% volatile
133 Rwanda 1.2% 2010 up 2,360.0% volatile
134 Liberia 1.1% 2010 up 9.6% rising
135 Maldives 1.0% 2010 down 92.6% volatile
136 Central African Republic 0.8% 2010 up 347.4% volatile
137 Burundi 0.8% 2010 down 8.8% volatile
138 Kenya 0.8% 2010 down 39.5% volatile
139 Mozambique 0.5% 2010 up 193.8% volatile
140 Mauritania 0.5% 2010 up 206.7% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 170.0% volatile
141 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 170.0% volatile
143 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Poland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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