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

Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
57.5%
Switzerland
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
7.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 57.5% in Switzerland; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 13.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,917.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 4,420.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 84.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Switzerland 57.5% 2010 up 254.2% volatile
2 Czechia 57.1% 2010 up 29.6% volatile
3 Armenia 55.5% 2010 up 49.2% rising
4 Germany 53.5% 2010 up 223.8% volatile
5 Slovakia 50.1% 2010 up 477.1% volatile
6 United States 49.3% 2010 down 2.0% rising
7 Norway 47.8% 2010 up 186.5% volatile
8 Kazakhstan 45.5% 2010 up 220.3% volatile
9 Poland 43.0% 2010 up 52.8% volatile
10 Sweden 42.4% 2010 up 31.5% rising
11 Slovenia 41.2% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 40.4% 2010 up 308.0% volatile
13 Estonia 39.8% 2010 up 55.8% volatile
14 Latvia 39.1% 2010 up 22.5% volatile
15 Lithuania 38.5% 2010 up 100.3% volatile
16 Japan 37.8% 2010 up 105.5% volatile
17 Bulgaria 33.2% 2010 up 393.8% volatile
18 Tajikistan 32.7% 2010 up 67.0% volatile
19 Hungary 30.6% 2010 up 149.8% volatile
20 Ukraine 28.4% 2010 up 201.4% volatile
21 Finland 27.4% 2010 up 408.5% volatile
22 Moldova 27.1% 2010 up 144.7% volatile
23 United Kingdom 27.1% 2010 up 1,022.4% volatile
24 France 26.7% 2010 up 22.6% volatile
25 Canada 25.9% 2010 up 25.7% rising
26 South Africa 25.4% 2010 up 239.8% volatile
27 Croatia 25.1% 2010 up 304.5% volatile
28 Barbados 24.3% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
29 Netherlands 23.7% 2010 up 13.2% volatile
30 Serbia 23.7% 2010 up 634.4% volatile
31 Mongolia 23.2% 2010 up 254.0% volatile
32 Israel 22.9% 2010 down 36.5% rising
33 Australia 22.6% 2010 down 46.5% rising
34 Denmark 22.5% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
35 Belgium 20.8% 2010 up 62.5% volatile
36 Romania 20.3% 2010 up 106.6% volatile
37 Tonga 20.2% 2010 up 547.8% volatile
38 Argentina 20.0% 2010 up 78.5% rising
39 Iceland 19.8% 2010 up 55.1% volatile
40 Chile 19.2% 2010 up 12.0% rising
41 Austria 18.6% 2010 down 7.3% rising
42 Luxembourg 17.8% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
43 Belize 16.9% 2010 up 462.3% volatile
44 Cuba 16.8% 2010 up 154.8% volatile
45 Ireland 16.6% 2010 down 0.4% rising
46 Russia 16.2% 2010 up 38.7% volatile
47 Cyprus 16.1% 2010 up 128.6% volatile
48 Hong Kong 15.8% 2010 up 419.3% volatile
49 Albania 15.2% 2010 up 156.8% volatile
50 Macao 14.8% 2010 up 349.7% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 14.6% 2010 up 141.3% volatile
52 Guyana 13.8% 2010 up 416.1% volatile
53 Italy 13.4% 2010 up 68.0% volatile
54 Greece 13.0% 2010 up 67.8% rising
55 Panama 13.0% 2010 up 23.6% rising
56 Jamaica 12.2% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
57 Philippines 11.4% 2010 down 15.4% rising
58 Singapore 10.9% 2010 up 98.9% volatile
59 Peru 10.8% 2010 up 0.9% volatile
60 Venezuela 10.8% 2010 up 220.5% volatile
61 Uruguay 10.0% 2010 down 15.2% volatile
62 Mauritius 9.7% 2010 up 214.3% volatile
63 Vietnam 9.4% 2010 up 174.6% volatile
64 Brazil 9.3% 2010 up 156.8% volatile
65 Iran 9.2% 2010 up 82.8% volatile
65 Sri Lanka 9.2% 2010 down 50.8% volatile
67 South Korea 9.2% 2010 up 127.2% volatile
68 Brunei 8.4% 2010 up 211.8% volatile
69 Colombia 8.2% 2010 up 47.2% rising
70 Honduras 7.8% 2010 up 77.7% volatile
71 Ecuador 7.8% 2010 up 26.0% rising
72 Qatar 7.7% 2010 up 47.2% volatile
73 United Arab Emirates 7.7% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
74 Costa Rica 7.5% 2010 up 40.6% volatile
75 Paraguay 7.4% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
76 El Salvador 7.2% 2010 up 284.0% volatile
77 Guatemala 7.1% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
78 Dominican Republic 6.9% 2010 up 494.8% volatile
79 Spain 6.8% 2010 up 96.0% volatile
80 Bangladesh 6.7% 2010 up 170.3% volatile
81 Bolivia 6.7% 2010 down 21.3% volatile
82 Namibia 6.2% 2010 up 77.4% rising
83 Malaysia 5.9% 2010 up 174.9% volatile
84 China 5.8% 2010 up 346.2% volatile
85 New Zealand 5.4% 2010 down 51.4% volatile
86 Mexico 5.2% 2010 up 53.7% rising
87 Botswana 5.1% 2010 up 90.6% volatile
88 Ghana 5.1% 2010 up 166.3% volatile
89 Kuwait 5.0% 2010 up 79.1% volatile
90 Fiji 4.7% 2010 down 58.8% volatile
91 Jordan 4.5% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
92 Indonesia 4.1% 2010 up 213.8% volatile
93 Nicaragua 3.8% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
94 Bahrain 3.8% 2010 up 158.9% volatile
95 Gabon 3.8% 2010 up 396.1% volatile
96 Uganda 3.3% 2010 up 1,852.9% volatile
97 India 3.3% 2010 up 63.4% volatile
98 Saudi Arabia 3.2% 2010 up 19.7% rising
99 Turkey 3.2% 2010 up 55.9% volatile
100 Zimbabwe 3.0% 2010 up 55.3% volatile
101 Portugal 2.8% 2010 down 40.5% volatile
102 Malta 2.7% 2010 down 84.2% volatile
103 Pakistan 2.6% 2010 up 137.8% volatile
104 Haiti 2.5% 2010 up 2.9% rising
105 Egypt 2.4% 2010 up 144.9% volatile
106 Mali 2.3% 2010 up 4,420.0% volatile
107 Morocco 2.2% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
108 Thailand 2.1% 2010 up 235.9% volatile
109 Lesotho 2.1% 2010 down 21.6% volatile
110 Syria 2.1% 2010 up 559.4% volatile
111 Liberia 1.8% 2010 up 25.2% rising
112 Gambia 1.7% 2010 up 41.3% volatile
113 Myanmar 1.7% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
114 Zambia 1.6% 2010 up 4.0% volatile
115 Tunisia 1.4% 2010 up 273.7% volatile
116 Burundi 1.0% 2010 up 1,175.0% volatile
117 Eswatini 0.9% 2010 up 5.7% volatile
118 Benin 0.8% 2010 up 129.7% rising
119 Papua New Guinea 0.8% 2010 up 387.5% volatile
120 Togo 0.8% 2010 up 43.4% volatile
121 Sierra Leone 0.7% 2010 down 21.6% rising
122 Senegal 0.7% 2010 up 1,016.7% volatile
123 Iraq 0.6% 2010 up 80.6% volatile
124 Malawi 0.5% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
125 Cameroon 0.5% 2010 up 138.1% volatile
126 Libya 0.5% 2010 up 114.3% volatile
127 Algeria 0.4% 2010 up 272.7% volatile
128 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
129 Congo 0.4% 2010 up 71.4% rising
130 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3% 2010 up 580.0% volatile
131 Sudan 0.3% 2010 up 86.7% volatile
132 Central African Republic 0.2% 2010 up 120.0% volatile
132 Maldives 0.2% 2010 down 12.0% volatile
134 Nepal 0.2% 2010 up 11.1% volatile
135 Tanzania 0.2% 2010 up 171.4% volatile
136 Mauritania 0.2% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
137 Laos 0.2% 2010 up 433.3% volatile
138 Kenya 0.1% 2010 down 59.5% volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 up 120.0% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 125.0% rising
141 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% rising
141 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
143 Cambodia 0.0% 2010 down 78.9% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 up 50.0% rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary