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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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