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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
71.2%
Malta
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 71.2% in Malta; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 14.9%.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,446.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 71.2% 2010 up 103.5% volatile
2 Greece 59.7% 2010 up 111.7% volatile
3 Colombia 56.1% 2010 up 122.7% rising
4 Trinidad and Tobago 56.0% 2010 up 0.6% rising
5 Albania 45.6% 2010 up 24.6% volatile
6 Poland 44.6% 2010 up 23.1% rising
7 Spain 44.1% 2010 up 85.6% rising
8 Republic of Korea 42.4% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
9 Argentina 41.8% 2010 up 3.1% rising
10 Guyana 40.6% 2010 down 0.5% falling
11 Italy 40.3% 2010 up 10.9% rising
12 France 39.8% 2010 down 13.3% rising
13 Cyprus 39.4% 2010 up 129.8% rising
14 Uruguay 37.4% 2010 down 0.6% rising
15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.1% 2010 up 63.9% volatile
16 Iceland 36.4% 2010 down 26.4% falling
17 New Zealand 35.6% 2010 down 5.0% flat
18 Fiji 34.6% 2010 up 72.0% volatile
19 Türkiye 31.9% 2010 up 78.5% volatile
20 Macau, China 31.8% 2010 up 148.1% falling
21 Portugal 30.4% 2010 up 2.4% rising
22 Ireland 30.3% 2010 up 3.9% falling
23 Austria 29.2% 2010 down 28.8% falling
24 Luxembourg 28.9% 2010 down 33.5% flat
25 Costa Rica 28.1% 2010 up 22.2% rising
26 Panama 28.0% 2010 up 39.9% rising
27 Jamaica 27.4% 2010 up 6.4% rising
28 Croatia 26.5% 2010 down 36.0% rising
29 Brazil 24.9% 2010 up 1.9% rising
30 Viet Nam 23.9% 2010 up 30.5% rising
31 Tonga 23.6% 2010 down 32.5% rising
32 Hong Kong, China 23.5% 2010 up 335.7% volatile
33 Belgium 23.4% 2010 down 13.2% falling
34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.4% 2010 down 48.4% falling
35 Sri Lanka 22.2% 2010 up 39.6% rising
36 Philippines 22.1% 2010 up 31.5% rising
37 Paraguay 21.8% 2010 up 19.0% rising
38 Belize 21.7% 2010 down 59.2% falling
39 Ecuador 21.4% 2010 down 6.4% rising
40 Gabon 20.9% 2010 up 92.8% volatile
41 Chile 20.4% 2010 up 66.5% falling
42 Tajikistan 20.0% 2010 down 28.2% rising
43 China 20.0% 2010 up 472.3% volatile
44 Japan 19.2% 2010 down 29.2% falling
45 Netherlands 18.9% 2010 down 36.9% falling
46 Mexico 18.5% 2010 up 27.5% rising
47 Malaysia 18.1% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
48 Lithuania 17.8% 2010 down 48.5% falling
49 Peru 17.7% 2010 up 24.8% rising
50 Sweden 17.2% 2010 down 34.5% falling
51 El Salvador 17.1% 2010 up 67.0% volatile
52 Indonesia 17.0% 2010 up 118.6% volatile
53 Israel 16.7% 2010 down 23.4% falling
54 Mongolia 16.6% 2010 down 5.1% volatile
55 Bangladesh 16.1% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
56 Myanmar 14.7% 2010 up 62.1% volatile
56 Namibia 14.7% 2010 up 26.6% volatile
58 Zimbabwe 14.6% 2010 up 84.2% volatile
59 Mauritania 14.6% 2010 up 18.9% rising
60 Thailand 14.3% 2010 up 994.7% volatile
61 Denmark 13.7% 2010 down 50.8% falling
62 Cuba 13.6% 2010 down 1.9% falling
63 Kyrgyzstan 13.6% 2010 down 63.4% rising
64 Qatar 13.6% 2010 up 1,446.6% volatile
65 Nicaragua 12.3% 2010 up 23.3% rising
66 Brunei Darussalam 12.2% 2010 up 82.1% volatile
67 Cameroon 11.8% 2010 up 119.4% volatile
68 Honduras 11.8% 2010 up 10.9% rising
69 Armenia 11.7% 2010 down 54.4% falling
70 Serbia 11.6% 2010 down 27.2% falling
71 Botswana 11.5% 2010 up 10.2% volatile
72 Republic of Moldova 10.9% 2010 down 38.1% rising
73 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.1% 2010 up 111.1% volatile
74 Ukraine 9.8% 2010 down 66.9% falling
75 Syrian Arab Republic 9.6% 2010 up 555.1% volatile
76 Burundi 9.5% 2010 up 481.7% volatile
77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2% 2010 up 133.4% volatile
78 Dominican Republic 8.7% 2010 down 17.7% rising
79 Barbados 8.7% 2010 down 28.5% falling
80 Estonia 8.4% 2010 down 69.8% falling
81 Jordan 7.9% 2010 up 43.1% volatile
81 Slovenia 7.9% 2010 down 53.7% falling
83 Lesotho 7.6% 2010 up 86.6% rising
84 Guatemala 7.4% 2010 down 5.3% rising
85 South Africa 7.2% 2010 up 49.6% volatile
86 Australia 6.0% 2010 down 12.8% volatile
87 United Arab Emirates 5.9% 2010 up 87.9% volatile
88 Bulgaria 5.9% 2010 down 86.3% volatile
89 Saudi Arabia 5.8% 2010 down 0.7% rising
90 Sudan 5.7% 2010 up 148.3% volatile
91 Kuwait 5.7% 2010 up 119.3% volatile
92 Algeria 5.7% 2010 up 338.0% volatile
93 Egypt 5.6% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
94 Russian Federation 5.6% 2010 down 44.8% falling
95 Singapore 5.5% 2010 up 26.5% volatile
96 Congo 5.5% 2010 up 292.9% volatile
97 Cambodia 5.4% 2010 up 377.9% volatile
98 Mauritius 5.2% 2010 up 81.3% volatile
99 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.1% 2010 up 125.9% volatile
100 Zambia 5.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
101 Hungary 4.9% 2010 down 86.2% falling
102 Ghana 4.6% 2010 up 306.2% volatile
103 Togo 4.1% 2010 up 109.3% volatile
104 Tunisia 4.0% 2010 up 289.4% volatile
105 Eswatini 4.0% 2010 down 25.7% volatile
106 Switzerland 3.9% 2010 down 86.1% falling
107 Canada 3.8% 2010 down 65.9% falling
108 Central African Republic 3.7% 2010 up 48.2% rising
109 Maldives 3.5% 2010 up 161.5% falling
110 Pakistan 3.5% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
111 India 3.1% 2010 up 92.5% rising
112 Latvia 3.0% 2010 down 70.4% falling
113 Benin 2.8% 2010 up 97.9% rising
114 Romania 2.8% 2010 up 1.9% falling
115 Côte d'Ivoire 2.5% 2010 up 152.0% volatile
116 Senegal 2.4% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
117 Liberia 2.4% 2010 up 71.5% rising
118 Sierra Leone 2.2% 2010 up 133.7% falling
119 Papua New Guinea 2.2% 2010 up 336.0% volatile
120 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.1% 2010 down 64.1% falling
121 Malawi 2.0% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
122 Libya 2.0% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
123 United States of America 1.9% 2010 down 45.4% volatile
124 Kenya 1.8% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
125 Haiti 1.8% 2010 up 6.0% rising
126 Mozambique 1.6% 2010 up 115.8% falling
127 Kazakhstan 1.6% 2010 down 90.9% rising
128 Bahrain 1.6% 2010 up 19.3% volatile
129 Iraq 1.6% 2010 up 117.8% volatile
130 Nepal 1.4% 2010 up 102.9% volatile
131 Morocco 1.3% 2010 up 158.0% volatile
132 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 525.0% volatile
133 Niger 0.9% 2010 up 60.7% rising
134 Germany 0.8% 2010 down 97.4% falling
135 Rwanda 0.7% 2010 up 133.3% volatile
136 Gambia 0.5% 2010 up 29.3% rising
137 Uganda 0.3% 2010 down 87.6% volatile
138 Slovakia 0.3% 2010 down 98.9% falling
139 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
140 Czechia 0.1% 2010 down 57.6% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 — volatile
142 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 down 97.5% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary