Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country

Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
93.1%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
17.2%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 93.1% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.2%, and the mean is 26.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,862.

Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 5,180.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 88.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 93.1% 2010 down 0.3% volatile
2 Slovakia 90.8% 2010 up 80.7% volatile
3 Germany 84.7% 2010 up 111.3% volatile
4 Hungary 83.3% 2010 up 44.7% volatile
5 Switzerland 81.2% 2010 up 125.0% rising
6 Norway 80.6% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
7 Finland 80.4% 2010 up 442.4% volatile
8 Latvia 80.1% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
9 Slovenia 77.8% 2010 up 5.7% rising
10 Barbados 74.7% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
11 Belize 74.5% 2010 up 133.2% volatile
12 Kazakhstan 73.5% 2010 up 92.5% volatile
13 Bulgaria 70.3% 2010 up 180.7% volatile
14 Armenia 69.6% 2010 up 32.9% rising
15 Denmark 66.4% 2010 up 32.4% volatile
16 Netherlands 65.6% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
17 Tajikistan 65.5% 2010 up 45.8% volatile
18 Lithuania 65.3% 2010 up 66.4% volatile
19 Republic of Moldova 64.9% 2010 up 206.4% volatile
20 Japan 64.7% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
21 Tonga 63.6% 2010 up 55.9% rising
22 Kyrgyzstan 62.2% 2010 up 183.8% volatile
23 Estonia 61.8% 2010 up 15.6% volatile
24 Romania 55.9% 2010 up 41.1% volatile
25 Croatia 55.4% 2010 up 119.9% volatile
26 Serbia 54.6% 2010 up 444.3% volatile
27 Ukraine 54.2% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
28 Canada 53.9% 2010 down 5.1% rising
29 Australia 53.5% 2010 down 19.4% rising
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.3% 2010 up 201.0% rising
31 Sweden 51.2% 2010 up 18.2% rising
32 Austria 50.5% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
33 United States 47.4% 2010 down 24.4% rising
34 Albania 45.1% 2010 up 212.7% volatile
35 Luxembourg 44.5% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
36 France 44.0% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
37 Belgium 43.2% 2010 down 1.6% rising
38 Poland 43.1% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
39 Mongolia 42.2% 2010 up 206.7% volatile
40 Iceland 40.8% 2010 up 77.2% volatile
41 Cuba 39.7% 2010 up 147.8% volatile
42 South Africa 38.9% 2010 up 49.9% rising
43 Sri Lanka 38.6% 2010 down 2.8% volatile
44 Russian Federation 38.0% 2010 down 2.9% volatile
45 Chile 35.6% 2010 up 29.8% rising
46 Viet Nam 34.1% 2010 up 175.4% volatile
47 Ireland 34.0% 2010 down 9.0% rising
48 Italy 30.6% 2010 up 47.4% rising
49 Republic of Korea 30.6% 2010 up 112.0% volatile
50 Israel 30.2% 2010 up 41.3% rising
51 Macao 29.9% 2010 up 321.5% volatile
52 Argentina 27.5% 2010 up 77.9% rising
53 Singapore 27.2% 2010 up 139.9% volatile
54 Jamaica 27.1% 2010 up 36.6% volatile
55 Hong Kong 26.4% 2010 up 288.5% volatile
56 United Arab Emirates 25.8% 2010 up 154.9% volatile
57 Guyana 25.2% 2010 up 342.1% volatile
58 Cyprus 24.8% 2010 up 117.2% volatile
59 Uruguay 24.7% 2010 up 29.2% volatile
60 New Zealand 22.2% 2010 up 0.6% falling
61 Panama 22.0% 2010 up 23.3% rising
62 Iran 21.0% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
63 Philippines 20.7% 2010 down 15.4% rising
64 Botswana 19.5% 2010 up 44.1% volatile
65 Malta 19.2% 2010 up 9.4% rising
66 China 18.7% 2010 up 353.8% volatile
67 Colombia 18.3% 2010 up 31.7% rising
68 Dominican Republic 18.1% 2010 up 323.9% volatile
69 Ghana 18.1% 2010 up 248.6% volatile
70 Fiji 18.0% 2010 down 19.1% volatile
71 Brazil 17.7% 2010 up 86.1% volatile
72 Greece 17.2% 2010 up 15.8% rising
72 El Salvador 17.2% 2010 up 161.6% volatile
74 Spain 16.8% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
75 Gabon 16.7% 2010 up 480.2% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 16.1% 2010 up 21.3% rising
77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.6% 2010 up 181.9% volatile
78 Brunei Darussalam 15.4% 2010 up 190.6% volatile
79 Paraguay 14.4% 2010 up 104.0% rising
80 Mauritius 13.5% 2010 up 136.5% rising
81 Peru 13.5% 2010 up 1.0% rising
82 Mexico 13.4% 2010 up 50.8% rising
83 Guatemala 12.3% 2010 up 108.6% volatile
84 Bangladesh 11.6% 2010 up 81.0% volatile
85 Qatar 11.6% 2010 up 99.5% volatile
86 Honduras 11.5% 2010 up 71.7% volatile
87 Costa Rica 11.3% 2010 down 0.2% rising
88 Kuwait 11.0% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.8% 2010 up 5.2% rising
90 Myanmar 10.3% 2010 up 123.9% volatile
91 Malaysia 10.3% 2010 up 106.9% volatile
92 Ecuador 9.9% 2010 down 13.0% rising
93 Jordan 9.5% 2010 up 68.4% volatile
94 Namibia 9.3% 2010 up 49.8% rising
95 Nicaragua 8.6% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
96 Egypt 8.6% 2010 up 99.8% volatile
97 Indonesia 8.1% 2010 up 148.2% volatile
98 Portugal 7.7% 2010 down 15.7% volatile
99 Eswatini 7.3% 2010 down 14.6% volatile
100 Uganda 6.8% 2010 up 1,727.0% volatile
101 Thailand 6.7% 2010 up 244.8% volatile
102 Zimbabwe 6.6% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
103 India 6.4% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
104 Bahrain 5.8% 2010 up 132.8% volatile
105 Türkiye 5.7% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
106 Saudi Arabia 5.5% 2010 up 9.4% rising
107 Congo 5.3% 2010 up 488.9% volatile
108 Mali 5.3% 2010 up 5,180.0% volatile
109 Haiti 4.8% 2010 up 9.1% rising
110 Gambia 4.4% 2010 up 19.7% rising
111 Pakistan 4.3% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
112 Morocco 3.9% 2010 up 176.4% volatile
113 Syria 3.9% 2010 up 190.2% volatile
114 Iraq 3.7% 2010 up 271.0% volatile
115 Cameroon 3.6% 2010 up 300.0% volatile
116 Lesotho 3.2% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
117 Tunisia 3.0% 2010 up 240.4% volatile
118 Cambodia 3.0% 2010 up 227.2% volatile
119 Togo 2.8% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
120 Libya 2.8% 2010 up 250.0% volatile
121 Zambia 2.7% 2010 unchanged volatile
122 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 14.2% rising
123 Benin 2.5% 2010 up 108.3% rising
124 Algeria 2.1% 2010 up 252.5% volatile
125 Sierra Leone 2.1% 2010 up 61.5% rising
126 Senegal 2.0% 2010 up 152.5% volatile
127 Burundi 1.8% 2010 up 451.5% volatile
128 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% 2010 up 102.6% volatile
129 Nepal 1.5% 2010 up 132.3% volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 1.4% 2010 up 363.3% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% 2010 up 152.5% volatile
132 Sudan 1.0% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
133 Malawi 0.9% 2010 up 145.9% volatile
134 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% 2010 up 350.0% volatile
135 Maldives 0.5% 2010 down 88.9% volatile
136 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2010 up 278.6% volatile
137 Central African Republic 0.4% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
138 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 up 181.8% volatile
139 Kenya 0.3% 2010 down 78.4% rising
139 Mauritania 0.3% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
141 Niger 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% rising
143 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)