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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
59.7%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 59.7% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.2%, and the mean is 14.5%.

Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 5,817.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 59.7% 2010 up 93.6% volatile
2 Colombia 56.1% 2010 up 141.7% rising
3 Trinidad and Tobago 56.0% 2010 up 2.4% rising
4 Malta 49.2% 2010 up 168.5% rising
5 Albania 45.6% 2010 up 24.6% volatile
6 Poland 44.6% 2010 up 2.2% rising
7 Spain 44.1% 2010 up 96.9% rising
8 Republic of Korea 41.0% 2010 up 37.7% volatile
9 Argentina 40.4% 2010 down 0.5% rising
9 France 40.4% 2010 up 29.6% rising
11 Iceland 40.3% 2010 down 16.1% falling
12 Italy 40.3% 2010 down 21.6% rising
13 Guyana 39.6% 2010 down 3.0% falling
14 Cyprus 39.4% 2010 up 281.3% volatile
15 Austria 38.5% 2010 down 9.3% falling
16 Uruguay 37.4% 2010 up 1.6% rising
17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.1% 2010 up 71.0% volatile
18 New Zealand 34.5% 2010 down 3.8% falling
19 Luxembourg 34.4% 2010 down 25.0% rising
20 Türkiye 31.9% 2010 up 117.6% volatile
21 Portugal 30.4% 2010 up 9.9% rising
22 Ireland 30.2% 2010 down 7.8% falling
23 Jamaica 29.4% 2010 up 11.1% rising
24 Costa Rica 28.1% 2010 up 9.8% rising
25 Panama 28.0% 2010 up 39.9% rising
26 Croatia 26.5% 2010 down 30.4% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.5% 2010 down 47.1% falling
28 Denmark 25.1% 2010 down 21.7% falling
29 Fiji 24.9% 2010 up 71.6% volatile
30 Viet Nam 23.9% 2010 up 30.5% rising
31 Tonga 23.6% 2010 down 35.9% rising
32 Belgium 23.6% 2010 down 24.7% falling
33 Hong Kong, China 23.5% 2010 up 335.7% volatile
34 Sri Lanka 22.2% 2010 up 39.6% rising
35 Philippines 22.1% 2010 up 31.5% rising
36 Paraguay 21.8% 2010 up 19.0% rising
37 Belize 21.7% 2010 down 59.0% falling
38 Brazil 21.5% 2010 up 6.8% rising
39 Ecuador 21.4% 2010 down 7.9% rising
40 Mongolia 21.3% 2010 up 21.5% volatile
41 Chile 20.4% 2010 up 66.5% falling
42 China 20.0% 2010 up 472.3% volatile
43 Netherlands 18.9% 2010 down 44.3% falling
44 Tajikistan 18.7% 2010 down 33.0% rising
45 Mexico 18.5% 2010 up 27.5% rising
46 Japan 18.3% 2010 down 33.7% falling
47 Gabon 18.1% 2010 up 191.0% volatile
48 Malaysia 18.1% 2010 up 129.6% volatile
49 Lithuania 17.8% 2010 down 57.6% falling
50 Peru 17.7% 2010 up 24.1% rising
51 Sweden 17.1% 2010 down 44.7% falling
52 El Salvador 17.1% 2010 up 286.6% volatile
53 Indonesia 17.0% 2010 up 126.7% volatile
54 Israel 16.7% 2010 down 52.6% falling
55 Bangladesh 15.8% 2010 up 9.7% volatile
56 Mauritania 14.5% 2010 up 18.9% rising
57 Namibia 14.5% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
58 Zimbabwe 14.5% 2010 up 82.8% volatile
59 Thailand 13.7% 2010 up 1,061.9% volatile
60 Kyrgyzstan 13.6% 2010 down 60.5% rising
61 Qatar 13.6% 2010 up 5,817.4% volatile
62 Cuba 13.0% 2010 down 6.2% falling
63 Honduras 11.8% 2010 up 24.4% rising
64 Macau, China 11.6% 2010 down 9.4% falling
65 Serbia 11.6% 2010 down 27.2% falling
66 Nicaragua 11.3% 2010 up 27.0% rising
67 Botswana 11.2% 2010 up 11.2% volatile
68 Myanmar 11.1% 2010 up 29.8% volatile
69 Republic of Moldova 10.9% 2010 down 32.7% rising
70 Kazakhstan 10.9% 2010 down 39.2% rising
71 Armenia 10.8% 2010 down 58.1% falling
72 Brunei Darussalam 10.5% 2010 up 58.3% volatile
73 Russian Federation 9.9% 2010 down 39.7% falling
74 Syrian Arab Republic 9.6% 2010 up 555.1% volatile
75 Burundi 9.5% 2010 up 1,240.8% volatile
76 Ukraine 8.9% 2010 down 66.1% falling
77 Dominican Republic 8.7% 2010 down 14.5% rising
78 Bulgaria 8.4% 2010 down 79.3% volatile
79 Slovenia 8.1% 2010 down 52.6% falling
80 Barbados 8.0% 2010 down 33.7% falling
81 Jordan 7.9% 2010 up 46.3% volatile
82 Estonia 7.7% 2010 down 72.3% falling
83 Lesotho 7.6% 2010 up 122.4% rising
84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.3% 2010 up 125.1% volatile
85 South Africa 7.2% 2010 up 49.6% volatile
86 Guatemala 7.1% 2010 down 8.8% rising
87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.0% 2010 up 87.4% volatile
88 Cameroon 6.7% 2010 up 139.6% volatile
89 Latvia 5.9% 2010 down 46.3% falling
90 Saudi Arabia 5.8% 2010 down 1.4% rising
91 Kuwait 5.7% 2010 up 132.8% volatile
92 Australia 5.5% 2010 down 35.0% volatile
93 Cambodia 5.4% 2010 up 1,073.9% volatile
94 Mauritius 5.2% 2010 up 81.3% volatile
95 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.1% 2010 up 125.9% volatile
96 Zambia 4.9% 2010 unchanged volatile
97 Hungary 4.9% 2010 down 86.2% falling
98 Egypt 4.6% 2010 up 41.8% volatile
99 Canada 4.6% 2010 down 58.2% falling
100 Ghana 4.6% 2010 up 306.2% volatile
101 Singapore 4.5% 2010 up 21.8% volatile
102 Togo 4.1% 2010 up 165.4% volatile
103 Tunisia 4.0% 2010 up 412.7% volatile
104 United Arab Emirates 3.9% 2010 up 122.6% volatile
105 Switzerland 3.7% 2010 down 87.4% falling
106 Central African Republic 3.7% 2010 up 59.2% rising
107 Pakistan 3.5% 2010 up 48.9% volatile
108 Sudan 3.0% 2010 up 140.2% volatile
109 Benin 2.8% 2010 up 97.2% rising
109 Eswatini 2.8% 2010 down 19.4% volatile
111 Romania 2.4% 2010 up 6.6% falling
112 Senegal 2.4% 2010 down 2.4% volatile
113 United States of America 2.4% 2010 down 30.5% volatile
114 Maldives 2.3% 2010 up 70.4% falling
115 Papua New Guinea 2.2% 2010 up 336.0% volatile
116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.1% 2010 down 64.1% falling
117 Malawi 2.0% 2010 up 88.0% volatile
118 Liberia 2.0% 2010 up 48.5% rising
119 India 1.8% 2010 up 29.1% rising
119 Kenya 1.8% 2010 up 12.3% volatile
121 Haiti 1.8% 2010 up 6.1% rising
122 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% 2010 up 126.4% volatile
123 Bahrain 1.6% 2010 up 19.3% volatile
124 Algeria 1.5% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
125 Congo 1.4% 2010 up 366.7% rising
126 Morocco 1.3% 2010 up 156.0% rising
127 Mozambique 1.1% 2010 up 114.3% falling
128 Sierra Leone 1.0% 2010 down 31.5% falling
129 Nepal 1.0% 2010 up 43.5% volatile
130 Iraq 0.9% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
131 Mali 0.8% 2010 up 670.0% volatile
132 Niger 0.7% 2010 up 34.6% rising
132 Rwanda 0.7% 2010 up 133.3% flat
134 Germany 0.7% 2010 down 98.0% falling
135 Gambia 0.6% 2010 up 70.3% rising
136 Libya 0.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
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 63.2% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 — volatile
142 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 down 94.3% volatile
143 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary