Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
72.6%
Haiti
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
2.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 72.6% in Haiti; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 7.0%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 6,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 72.6% | 2010 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 66.0% | 2010 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 64.8% | 2010 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 57.0% | 2010 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 5 | Lesotho | 51.2% | 2010 | up 89.1% | falling |
| 6 | El Salvador | 37.5% | 2010 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 7 | Guatemala | 34.4% | 2010 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 28.2% | 2010 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 26.6% | 2010 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 25.2% | 2010 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Liberia | 24.5% | 2010 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 12 | Congo | 23.9% | 2010 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 13 | Eswatini | 23.3% | 2010 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 14 | Namibia | 22.6% | 2010 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.2% | 2010 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 16 | Myanmar | 20.1% | 2010 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 16.6% | 2010 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritania | 15.0% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 15.0% | 2010 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.5% | 2010 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 21 | Kuwait | 13.0% | 2010 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 12.7% | 2010 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.3% | 2010 | down 77.6% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 11.9% | 2010 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 11.8% | 2010 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.3% | 2010 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bahrain | 9.6% | 2010 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 28 | Burundi | 9.3% | 2010 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 9.2% | 2010 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Guyana | 8.9% | 2010 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 31 | South Africa | 8.8% | 2010 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 8.7% | 2010 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Mali | 8.4% | 2010 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 8.3% | 2010 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 8.1% | 2010 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 7.6% | 2010 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 7.5% | 2010 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 7.3% | 2010 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 6.5% | 2010 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 6.0% | 2010 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 41 | Benin | 5.9% | 2010 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 5.9% | 2010 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.8% | 2010 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 44 | Maldives | 5.7% | 2010 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 45 | Yemen | 5.7% | 2010 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 5.5% | 2010 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 5.4% | 2010 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 5.2% | 2010 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Zambia | 5.2% | 2010 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 5.1% | 2010 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.9% | 2010 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 52 | Brazil | 4.9% | 2010 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 4.7% | 2010 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.5% | 2010 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 4.1% | 2010 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Türkiye | 4.1% | 2010 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Fiji | 4.1% | 2010 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 3.9% | 2010 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 3.9% | 2010 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 3.7% | 2010 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 3.7% | 2010 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2010 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 63 | Belgium | 3.3% | 2010 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 2.9% | 2010 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 2.9% | 2010 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritius | 2.8% | 2010 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 67 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2010 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2010 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 2.6% | 2010 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 70 | Mongolia | 2.5% | 2010 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Germany | 2.4% | 2010 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 2.2% | 2010 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1% | 2010 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 74 | Egypt | 2.1% | 2010 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2010 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 1.7% | 2010 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Sudan | 1.6% | 2010 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Russian Federation | 1.5% | 2010 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 79 | China | 1.4% | 2010 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 1.4% | 2010 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 1.4% | 2010 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 1.3% | 2010 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2010 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Cuba | 1.0% | 2010 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 85 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2010 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Spain | 0.8% | 2010 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% | 2010 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2010 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Macau, China | 0.7% | 2010 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | 0.7% | 2010 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2010 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2010 | up 6,900.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2010 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2010 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2010 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2010 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | 0.5% | 2010 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 0.5% | 2010 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2010 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2010 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2010 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Tonga | 0.4% | 2010 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2010 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Greece | 0.3% | 2010 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 105 | France | 0.2% | 2010 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 107 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2010 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2010 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Japan | 0.2% | 2010 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 0.1% | 2010 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2010 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2010 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2010 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 118 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2010 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2010 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Australia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | India | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Italy | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Libya | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Malta | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Togo | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |