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

Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
66.4%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
7.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 66.4% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.8%, and the mean is 13.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,321.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 4,420.0%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 80.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 66.4% 2010 up 166.3% volatile
2 Switzerland 57.5% 2010 up 173.8% volatile
3 Czechia 57.1% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
4 Armenia 54.8% 2010 up 47.3% rising
5 Germany 53.5% 2010 up 153.6% volatile
6 Slovakia 50.1% 2010 up 223.0% volatile
7 Norway 47.8% 2010 up 110.2% volatile
8 Poland 43.0% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
9 United States 42.7% 2010 down 15.0% rising
10 Sweden 42.4% 2010 up 19.8% rising
11 Slovenia 41.2% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
12 Latvia 40.8% 2010 up 28.6% volatile
13 Kyrgyzstan 40.4% 2010 up 242.0% volatile
14 Estonia 39.4% 2010 up 54.0% volatile
15 Lithuania 38.5% 2010 up 74.0% volatile
16 Bulgaria 37.2% 2010 up 270.9% volatile
17 Japan 37.2% 2010 up 52.6% volatile
18 Tajikistan 31.8% 2010 up 62.4% volatile
19 Hungary 30.6% 2010 up 149.8% volatile
20 Mongolia 30.5% 2010 up 365.4% volatile
21 Denmark 29.1% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
22 Ukraine 28.5% 2010 up 167.0% volatile
23 United Kingdom 28.4% 2010 up 1,049.4% volatile
24 Canada 27.7% 2010 up 34.4% rising
25 Finland 27.4% 2010 up 534.5% volatile
26 Moldova 27.1% 2010 up 150.1% volatile
27 France 26.7% 2010 up 49.1% volatile
28 South Africa 25.4% 2010 up 239.8% volatile
29 Austria 25.4% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
30 Croatia 25.1% 2010 up 190.4% volatile
31 Netherlands 23.7% 2010 up 13.2% volatile
32 Barbados 23.7% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
32 Serbia 23.7% 2010 up 505.1% volatile
34 Israel 22.9% 2010 up 38.2% rising
35 Australia 22.8% 2010 down 48.1% rising
36 Iceland 22.4% 2010 up 88.7% volatile
37 Belgium 20.8% 2010 up 41.5% volatile
38 Romania 20.3% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
39 Tonga 20.2% 2010 up 374.4% volatile
40 Russia 20.0% 2010 up 21.0% volatile
41 Luxembourg 19.9% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
42 United Arab Emirates 19.5% 2010 up 187.6% volatile
43 Chile 19.2% 2010 up 12.0% rising
44 Argentina 18.8% 2010 up 67.7% rising
45 Belize 16.9% 2010 up 264.4% volatile
46 Singapore 16.8% 2010 up 134.9% volatile
47 Ireland 16.6% 2010 down 7.8% rising
48 Cyprus 16.1% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
49 Cuba 16.0% 2010 up 142.0% volatile
50 Hong Kong 15.8% 2010 up 419.3% volatile
51 Albania 15.2% 2010 up 156.8% volatile
52 Macao 14.8% 2010 up 349.7% volatile
53 Trinidad and Tobago 14.6% 2010 up 116.6% volatile
54 South Korea 14.4% 2010 up 118.8% volatile
55 Jamaica 13.8% 2010 up 48.6% volatile
56 Italy 13.4% 2010 up 68.0% volatile
57 Greece 13.0% 2010 up 21.6% rising
58 Panama 13.0% 2010 up 23.6% rising
59 Guyana 12.8% 2010 up 380.9% volatile
60 Philippines 11.4% 2010 down 15.4% rising
61 Peru 10.8% 2010 down 8.0% volatile
62 Venezuela 10.8% 2010 up 236.4% volatile
63 Uruguay 10.0% 2010 up 17.9% volatile
64 Mauritius 9.7% 2010 up 214.3% rising
65 Vietnam 9.4% 2010 up 175.4% volatile
66 Brazil 9.3% 2010 up 91.9% volatile
67 Iran 9.2% 2010 up 64.0% volatile
67 Sri Lanka 9.2% 2010 down 50.8% volatile
69 Gabon 8.5% 2010 up 530.4% volatile
70 Colombia 8.2% 2010 up 15.1% rising
71 Brunei 7.8% 2010 up 216.1% volatile
72 Honduras 7.8% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
73 Ecuador 7.8% 2010 up 26.0% rising
74 Qatar 7.7% 2010 up 89.5% volatile
75 Costa Rica 7.5% 2010 up 28.7% volatile
76 Paraguay 7.4% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
77 El Salvador 7.2% 2010 up 151.6% volatile
78 Guatemala 7.1% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
79 Fiji 7.0% 2010 down 19.5% volatile
80 Dominican Republic 6.9% 2010 up 479.8% volatile
81 Spain 6.8% 2010 up 71.7% volatile
82 Bolivia 6.7% 2010 down 21.3% volatile
83 Bangladesh 6.2% 2010 up 148.6% volatile
84 Malaysia 5.9% 2010 up 174.9% volatile
85 China 5.8% 2010 up 349.6% volatile
86 Namibia 5.7% 2010 up 62.6% rising
87 Mexico 5.2% 2010 up 53.7% rising
88 New Zealand 5.1% 2010 down 46.5% volatile
89 Ghana 5.1% 2010 up 166.3% volatile
90 Kuwait 5.0% 2010 up 20.7% volatile
91 Botswana 4.7% 2010 up 66.2% volatile
92 Jordan 4.5% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
93 Thailand 4.4% 2010 up 590.6% volatile
94 Nicaragua 4.4% 2010 up 55.8% volatile
95 Egypt 4.4% 2010 up 117.9% volatile
96 Indonesia 4.1% 2010 up 206.8% volatile
97 Myanmar 4.0% 2010 up 173.8% volatile
98 India 4.0% 2010 up 51.1% volatile
99 Bahrain 3.8% 2010 up 158.9% volatile
100 Uganda 3.3% 2010 up 1,852.9% volatile
101 Turkey 3.2% 2010 up 63.1% volatile
102 Saudi Arabia 2.9% 2010 up 9.3% rising
103 Portugal 2.8% 2010 down 47.2% volatile
104 Zimbabwe 2.7% 2010 up 41.6% volatile
105 Malta 2.7% 2010 down 60.8% volatile
106 Pakistan 2.6% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
107 Haiti 2.3% 2010 up 3.2% rising
108 Mali 2.3% 2010 up 4,420.0% volatile
109 Lesotho 2.1% 2010 down 27.2% volatile
110 Syria 2.1% 2010 up 539.4% volatile
111 Morocco 2.0% 2010 up 198.5% volatile
112 Libya 1.9% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
113 Iraq 1.9% 2010 up 302.1% volatile
113 Liberia 1.9% 2010 up 34.0% rising
115 Cameroon 1.8% 2010 up 335.7% volatile
116 Zambia 1.4% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
117 Tunisia 1.4% 2010 up 238.1% volatile
118 Algeria 1.4% 2010 up 403.6% volatile
119 Gambia 1.2% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
120 Congo 1.0% 2010 up 222.6% volatile
121 Burundi 0.9% 2010 up 520.0% volatile
122 Eswatini 0.9% 2010 down 47.9% volatile
123 Sierra Leone 0.8% 2010 up 38.3% rising
124 Benin 0.8% 2010 up 108.1% rising
125 Togo 0.8% 2010 unchanged volatile
126 Papua New Guinea 0.7% 2010 up 407.1% volatile
127 Senegal 0.7% 2010 up 81.1% volatile
128 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% 2010 up 168.4% volatile
129 Sudan 0.5% 2010 up 121.7% volatile
131 Malawi 0.5% 2010 up 170.6% volatile
132 Laos 0.3% 2010 up 366.7% volatile
132 Maldives 0.3% 2010 up 12.0% volatile
134 Nepal 0.2% 2010 up 38.9% volatile
135 Central African Republic 0.2% 2010 up 122.2% volatile
136 Tanzania 0.2% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
137 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 220.0% volatile
138 Kenya 0.1% 2010 down 71.2% volatile
138 Mauritania 0.1% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
140 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
140 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 100.0% rising
142 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 44.4% volatile
143 Cambodia 0.0% 2010 down 80.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary