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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country

Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
35.4%
United States of America
Lowest
0.0%
Togo
Median
2.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 35.4% in United States of America; the lowest is 0.0% in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.1%.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 35.4% 2010 up 14.7% rising
2 Australia 30.0% 2010 up 287.0% volatile
3 Estonia 29.4% 2010 up 239.7% volatile
4 Russian Federation 25.9% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
5 Israel 25.6% 2010 up 143.7% volatile
6 Canada 21.9% 2010 up 121.1% rising
7 New Zealand 18.7% 2010 up 5.4% volatile
8 Ukraine 17.6% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.4% 2010 up 22.6% volatile
10 Ireland 11.9% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
11 Sweden 11.2% 2010 down 11.6% volatile
12 Denmark 10.9% 2010 up 72.2% rising
13 Philippines 10.8% 2010 down 51.0% volatile
14 Hungary 10.8% 2010 up 218.3% volatile
15 Armenia 10.7% 2010 up 7.1% rising
16 Luxembourg 10.4% 2010 up 285.1% volatile
17 Finland 9.7% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
18 Latvia 9.6% 2010 up 49.5% rising
19 Bulgaria 9.2% 2010 up 119.7% volatile
20 Norway 9.1% 2010 up 52.8% volatile
21 Lithuania 8.7% 2010 up 202.1% volatile
22 Costa Rica 8.1% 2010 up 100.5% volatile
23 Belgium 8.0% 2010 up 31.8% volatile
24 Argentina 7.8% 2010 up 70.8% volatile
25 Netherlands 7.7% 2010 down 2.0% volatile
26 Republic of Moldova 6.7% 2010 up 74.2% rising
27 Czechia 6.7% 2010 up 148.9% volatile
28 Germany 6.5% 2010 up 67.2% rising
29 Jamaica 6.2% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
30 Panama 6.2% 2010 down 20.3% volatile
31 Switzerland 6.1% 2010 up 79.1% rising
32 Poland 5.9% 2010 up 114.5% volatile
33 Uruguay 5.9% 2010 down 16.9% rising
34 Kyrgyzstan 5.8% 2010 up 21.5% rising
35 Chile 5.8% 2010 down 41.5% volatile
36 Macau, China 5.4% 2010 up 169.5% volatile
37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.3% 2010 up 101.9% volatile
38 Trinidad and Tobago 5.1% 2010 up 143.5% volatile
39 Slovenia 5.1% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
40 France 4.9% 2010 down 36.3% volatile
41 Croatia 4.8% 2010 up 91.6% volatile
42 Austria 4.6% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
43 Iceland 4.2% 2010 up 100.5% volatile
44 Mongolia 4.2% 2010 up 98.6% volatile
45 Peru 3.8% 2010 down 44.1% volatile
46 Sri Lanka 3.7% 2010 up 54.2% volatile
47 Fiji 3.6% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
48 Spain 3.6% 2010 up 57.0% volatile
49 Japan 3.6% 2010 up 5.9% volatile
50 Brazil 3.5% 2010 up 179.0% volatile
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.4% 2010 up 3.1% volatile
52 Greece 3.2% 2010 up 70.1% volatile
53 Mexico 3.1% 2010 up 63.2% volatile
54 Viet Nam 3.0% 2010 up 159.6% volatile
55 United Arab Emirates 2.9% 2010 up 92.6% volatile
56 Kazakhstan 2.8% 2010 down 49.2% volatile
57 Slovakia 2.6% 2010 down 72.9% volatile
58 Romania 2.6% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
59 Brunei Darussalam 2.6% 2010 up 119.7% volatile
60 Uganda 2.5% 2010 up 96.1% volatile
61 Portugal 2.5% 2010 up 77.0% volatile
62 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% 2010 down 76.0% volatile
63 Cuba 2.3% 2010 up 16.7% rising
64 Tajikistan 2.3% 2010 up 10.1% rising
65 Malta 2.2% 2010 down 6.3% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 2.2% 2010 down 30.1% volatile
67 Saudi Arabia 2.1% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
68 Colombia 2.1% 2010 up 112.0% volatile
69 Italy 2.1% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
70 El Salvador 2.1% 2010 up 143.5% volatile
71 South Africa 2.1% 2010 down 43.7% rising
72 Kuwait 2.0% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
73 Cyprus 1.9% 2010 down 39.1% volatile
74 Singapore 1.9% 2010 up 180.9% volatile
75 Republic of Korea 1.8% 2010 up 196.6% volatile
76 Jordan 1.6% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
77 Mali 1.5% 2010 up 2,366.7% volatile
78 Paraguay 1.4% 2010 down 47.1% volatile
79 Nicaragua 1.4% 2010 up 101.5% volatile
80 Thailand 1.4% 2010 up 177.6% volatile
81 Libya 1.3% 2010 up 319.4% volatile
82 Bahrain 1.3% 2010 up 104.8% volatile
83 Belize 1.2% 2010 down 12.7% volatile
84 Hong Kong, China 1.2% 2010 down 35.3% volatile
85 India 1.1% 2010 up 41.8% volatile
86 Barbados 1.1% 2010 down 18.0% volatile
87 Türkiye 1.0% 2010 down 16.9% volatile
88 Gabon 1.0% 2010 up 70.2% volatile
88 Serbia 1.0% 2010 down 63.7% volatile
90 Botswana 0.9% 2010 up 253.8% volatile
90 Qatar 0.9% 2010 down 29.2% rising
92 Zambia 0.9% 2010 up 15.6% volatile
93 Iraq 0.8% 2010 up 183.3% volatile
94 Pakistan 0.8% 2010 up 75.6% volatile
95 Namibia 0.8% 2010 up 54.0% falling
96 Syrian Arab Republic 0.8% 2010 up 130.3% volatile
97 Bangladesh 0.7% 2010 down 56.5% volatile
98 Malaysia 0.7% 2010 down 95.1% volatile
99 Gambia 0.7% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
100 Liberia 0.7% 2010 down 13.2% rising
101 Ecuador 0.7% 2010 down 83.2% volatile
102 Egypt 0.6% 2010 up 25.5% volatile
102 Tonga 0.6% 2010 down 65.6% rising
104 Haiti 0.6% 2010 down 6.6% rising
105 Mauritius 0.5% 2010 down 47.4% flat
106 China 0.5% 2010 down 14.0% volatile
107 Lesotho 0.4% 2010 up 115.8% volatile
108 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
109 Honduras 0.3% 2010 down 16.7% volatile
109 Myanmar 0.3% 2010 up 130.8% volatile
111 Ghana 0.3% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
112 Indonesia 0.3% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
113 Central African Republic 0.2% 2010 up 31.6% volatile
114 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2% 2010 up 71.4% rising
114 Sierra Leone 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
116 Kenya 0.2% 2010 down 25.9% rising
117 Sudan 0.2% 2010 up 46.2% rising
117 Tunisia 0.2% 2010 up 18.8% rising
119 Algeria 0.1% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
119 Malawi 0.1% 2010 up 25.0% volatile
121 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 up 18.2% volatile
121 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 8.3% volatile
121 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 up 18.2% rising
124 Albania 0.1% 2010 down 95.0% volatile
124 Benin 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% rising
124 Guyana 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% rising
124 Nepal 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
128 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
128 Congo 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
128 Morocco 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
128 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
128 Yemen 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
133 Burundi 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 unchanged falling
133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% 2010 unchanged flat
133 Maldives 0.1% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
133 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
133 Mauritania 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
133 Eswatini 0.1% 2010 down 94.3% volatile
133 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2010 up 150.0% rising
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% rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)