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

Percentage of female population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
25.1%
United States of America
Lowest
0.0%
Togo
Median
2.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 25.1% in United States of America; the lowest is 0.0% in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 4.2%.

Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 25.1% 2010 up 96.6% rising
2 Ukraine 21.7% 2010 up 89.0% volatile
3 Israel 20.3% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
4 Russian Federation 19.9% 2010 up 64.0% volatile
5 Estonia 19.1% 2010 up 72.5% volatile
6 Australia 17.4% 2010 up 144.0% volatile
7 Canada 16.9% 2010 up 321.2% volatile
8 New Zealand 15.6% 2010 up 15.3% volatile
9 Kazakhstan 15.1% 2010 up 329.1% volatile
10 Ireland 14.3% 2010 up 113.9% volatile
11 Mongolia 13.0% 2010 up 560.9% volatile
12 Sweden 12.8% 2010 up 40.7% volatile
13 Bulgaria 12.1% 2010 up 112.6% volatile
14 Finland 11.0% 2010 up 181.6% volatile
15 Armenia 10.6% 2010 up 63.1% rising
16 Lithuania 10.3% 2010 up 71.8% volatile
17 Hungary 10.0% 2010 up 163.8% volatile
18 Latvia 10.0% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
19 Costa Rica 9.7% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
20 United Arab Emirates 9.5% 2010 up 346.9% volatile
21 Belgium 8.4% 2010 up 73.5% volatile
22 Panama 8.3% 2010 up 27.1% volatile
23 Slovenia 8.1% 2010 up 176.4% volatile
24 Norway 7.5% 2010 up 119.2% volatile
25 Kyrgyzstan 7.3% 2010 up 93.4% volatile
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.3% 2010 up 4.0% volatile
27 Republic of Moldova 7.2% 2010 up 115.9% volatile
28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.1% 2010 up 215.6% volatile
28 Denmark 7.1% 2010 up 53.7% volatile
30 Jamaica 6.9% 2010 up 56.9% volatile
31 Netherlands 6.8% 2010 up 58.2% volatile
32 Croatia 6.8% 2010 up 249.5% volatile
33 Germany 6.7% 2010 up 87.2% volatile
34 Peru 6.7% 2010 up 0.1% volatile
35 Switzerland 6.5% 2010 up 123.5% volatile
36 Cyprus 6.4% 2010 up 171.6% volatile
37 Trinidad and Tobago 6.2% 2010 up 198.6% volatile
38 Serbia 6.1% 2010 up 874.6% volatile
39 Poland 6.1% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
40 Greece 6.1% 2010 up 124.4% volatile
41 Luxembourg 5.9% 2010 up 161.3% volatile
42 Argentina 5.2% 2010 up 61.0% volatile
43 Uruguay 5.1% 2010 up 52.6% volatile
44 Malta 5.0% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
45 Brazil 4.7% 2010 up 114.6% volatile
46 Republic of Korea 4.7% 2010 up 244.4% volatile
47 Slovakia 4.6% 2010 down 13.5% volatile
48 Singapore 4.5% 2010 up 200.7% volatile
49 Philippines 4.5% 2010 down 46.1% rising
50 Libya 4.4% 2010 up 196.0% volatile
51 Colombia 4.4% 2010 up 151.1% volatile
52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
53 Japan 4.3% 2010 up 76.2% volatile
54 France 4.2% 2010 up 32.4% volatile
55 Austria 4.2% 2010 up 135.8% volatile
56 Brunei Darussalam 4.2% 2010 up 169.9% volatile
57 Spain 4.2% 2010 up 110.6% volatile
58 Cuba 4.1% 2010 up 159.5% volatile
59 Gabon 3.9% 2010 up 530.6% volatile
60 Iceland 3.6% 2010 up 77.9% volatile
61 Hong Kong, China 3.6% 2010 up 143.9% volatile
62 Mexico 3.6% 2010 up 187.2% volatile
63 Czechia 3.5% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
64 Chile 3.5% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
65 Macau, China 3.5% 2010 up 168.5% volatile
66 Paraguay 3.4% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
67 Fiji 3.3% 2010 up 35.8% volatile
68 Qatar 3.2% 2010 up 95.8% volatile
69 Nicaragua 3.0% 2010 up 154.2% volatile
70 Tajikistan 3.0% 2010 up 125.2% volatile
71 Thailand 2.5% 2010 up 371.7% volatile
72 Sri Lanka 2.4% 2010 up 15.4% volatile
73 Italy 2.4% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
74 Belize 2.2% 2010 up 74.4% volatile
75 Romania 2.1% 2010 down 2.3% volatile
76 Viet Nam 1.9% 2010 up 163.0% volatile
77 Dominican Republic 1.8% 2010 up 23.8% volatile
77 Honduras 1.8% 2010 up 405.7% volatile
79 Bangladesh 1.8% 2010 up 821.1% volatile
80 Portugal 1.7% 2010 up 155.9% volatile
81 Uganda 1.6% 2010 up 226.0% volatile
82 Tonga 1.4% 2010 down 31.9% volatile
83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.4% 2010 up 125.0% volatile
84 Kuwait 1.3% 2010 up 20.2% volatile
85 Iraq 1.3% 2010 up 186.7% volatile
86 Saudi Arabia 1.3% 2010 up 8.5% volatile
87 India 1.3% 2010 up 77.5% volatile
88 Botswana 1.2% 2010 up 95.2% volatile
89 Bahrain 1.2% 2010 up 96.7% volatile
90 Egypt 1.1% 2010 up 182.1% volatile
91 Namibia 1.0% 2010 up 131.1% rising
92 Türkiye 1.0% 2010 up 41.7% volatile
93 Mali 1.0% 2010 up 1,500.0% volatile
94 Pakistan 0.9% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
95 Myanmar 0.8% 2010 up 223.1% volatile
96 Algeria 0.7% 2010 up 362.5% volatile
97 Indonesia 0.7% 2010 up 711.1% volatile
98 Jordan 0.7% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
98 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% 2010 up 218.2% volatile
100 Malaysia 0.7% 2010 up 134.5% volatile
101 Gambia 0.6% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
101 Liberia 0.6% 2010 up 39.1% rising
103 Ecuador 0.6% 2010 down 70.6% volatile
104 China 0.6% 2010 up 62.2% volatile
105 El Salvador 0.5% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
106 Barbados 0.5% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
107 Congo 0.5% 2010 up 766.7% volatile
108 Zambia 0.5% 2010 unchanged volatile
109 Tunisia 0.4% 2010 up 258.3% volatile
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% 2010 up 357.1% volatile
110 Zimbabwe 0.3% 2010 up 23.1% volatile
112 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3% 2010 up 106.7% volatile
113 Nepal 0.3% 2010 up 285.7% volatile
113 South Africa 0.3% 2010 up 22.7% rising
115 Ghana 0.2% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
115 Mauritius 0.2% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
117 Haiti 0.2% 2010 down 8.3% rising
118 Central African Republic 0.2% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
119 Burundi 0.2% 2010 up 566.7% volatile
120 Afghanistan 0.2% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
120 Benin 0.2% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
120 Morocco 0.2% 2010 up 533.3% volatile
120 Sudan 0.2% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
124 Papua New Guinea 0.2% 2010 up 500.0% volatile
125 Malawi 0.1% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
126 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
126 Kenya 0.1% 2010 down 27.8% rising
128 Lesotho 0.1% 2010 down 25.0% volatile
129 Albania 0.1% 2010 down 89.6% volatile
129 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 166.7% volatile
131 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 0.1% 2010 down 53.3% volatile
133 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
133 Mauritania 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
133 Niger 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
136 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 unchanged flat
136 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
136 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2010 up 200.0% rising
136 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
140 Maldives 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
141 Cambodia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
141 Senegal 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
141 Togo 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary