Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
92.5%
Denmark
Lowest
0.4%
Sudan
Median
44.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 92.5% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.4% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.2%, and the mean is 42.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 257.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 2,405.8%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 94.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 92.5% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 86.7% | 2010 | up 577.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 84.9% | 2010 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 83.7% | 2010 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 81.9% | 2010 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 79.6% | 2010 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Czechia | 77.3% | 2010 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 77.3% | 2010 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 76.2% | 2010 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 75.3% | 2010 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 74.8% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 72.8% | 2010 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 71.8% | 2010 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 71.7% | 2010 | up 264.7% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 71.3% | 2010 | up 1,510.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Botswana | 70.4% | 2010 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Jordan | 69.8% | 2010 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 68.0% | 2010 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 67.2% | 2010 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 66.7% | 2010 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 66.5% | 2010 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 22 | Maldives | 66.4% | 2010 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 66.3% | 2010 | up 322.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 66.3% | 2010 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Greece | 66.0% | 2010 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 63.7% | 2010 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 62.9% | 2010 | up 224.8% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 62.1% | 2010 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 29 | Malta | 61.8% | 2010 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 61.0% | 2010 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 60.6% | 2010 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Iceland | 60.2% | 2010 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 59.8% | 2010 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 59.6% | 2010 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 58.9% | 2010 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 58.5% | 2010 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Canada | 57.6% | 2010 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 57.3% | 2010 | up 136.5% | falling |
| 39 | Albania | 56.9% | 2010 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bahrain | 56.7% | 2010 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Congo | 56.6% | 2010 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 56.2% | 2010 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 56.0% | 2010 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 55.8% | 2010 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 55.4% | 2010 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 55.2% | 2010 | up 388.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Germany | 54.7% | 2010 | up 845.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ireland | 54.6% | 2010 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 54.5% | 2010 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 54.0% | 2010 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 51 | Macau, China | 53.9% | 2010 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 52 | Guyana | 52.1% | 2010 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 53 | Gambia | 51.7% | 2010 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 51.5% | 2010 | up 202.3% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 50.9% | 2010 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 50.5% | 2010 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 50.2% | 2010 | up 520.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 49.8% | 2010 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 49.5% | 2010 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 49.3% | 2010 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 48.8% | 2010 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 48.3% | 2010 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 48.1% | 2010 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 64 | Togo | 48.0% | 2010 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 47.4% | 2010 | up 2,405.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Mexico | 46.5% | 2010 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 46.3% | 2010 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 45.9% | 2010 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 69 | China | 45.2% | 2010 | up 84.0% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 44.8% | 2010 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Brazil | 44.7% | 2010 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 72 | India | 44.2% | 2010 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Paraguay | 44.2% | 2010 | up 172.4% | rising |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.4% | 2010 | up 479.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.4% | 2010 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 42.1% | 2010 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 42.1% | 2010 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | United States of America | 41.6% | 2010 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 41.1% | 2010 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 41.0% | 2010 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 40.6% | 2010 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Iraq | 40.2% | 2010 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 40.0% | 2010 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.8% | 2010 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 39.3% | 2010 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 86 | Tonga | 39.0% | 2010 | down 48.8% | flat |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 38.9% | 2010 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 88 | Fiji | 36.9% | 2010 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 36.1% | 2010 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.2% | 2010 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 91 | Peru | 34.9% | 2010 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 34.3% | 2010 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 93 | Panama | 33.8% | 2010 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 33.8% | 2010 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 32.7% | 2010 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 32.0% | 2010 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 32.0% | 2010 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 30.6% | 2010 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 30.0% | 2010 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 100 | Armenia | 29.6% | 2010 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 101 | Kuwait | 29.1% | 2010 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 29.1% | 2010 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 103 | Nepal | 28.0% | 2010 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Pakistan | 27.0% | 2010 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 105 | Yemen | 26.9% | 2010 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Japan | 26.6% | 2010 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 107 | Libya | 25.8% | 2010 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 25.7% | 2010 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 109 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.6% | 2010 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 110 | Cameroon | 24.9% | 2010 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 24.7% | 2010 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 112 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 24.4% | 2010 | up 1,404.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 23.6% | 2010 | up 126.6% | falling |
| 114 | Algeria | 22.9% | 2010 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 115 | Guatemala | 22.5% | 2010 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 21.1% | 2010 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Mali | 20.9% | 2010 | up 194.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 19.9% | 2010 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.8% | 2010 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 19.2% | 2010 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 19.2% | 2010 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 19.0% | 2010 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.3% | 2010 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 124 | Kenya | 15.8% | 2010 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 15.8% | 2010 | up 208.0% | rising |
| 126 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.2% | 2010 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong, China | 14.1% | 2010 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 12.9% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 12.9% | 2010 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 130 | Burundi | 12.4% | 2010 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 11.9% | 2010 | up 203.3% | flat |
| 132 | Namibia | 11.6% | 2010 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 133 | Mozambique | 11.6% | 2010 | up 504.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Lesotho | 11.2% | 2010 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Myanmar | 11.1% | 2010 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 11.1% | 2010 | up 186.1% | falling |
| 137 | Malawi | 10.7% | 2010 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 8.1% | 2010 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Liberia | 8.0% | 2010 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 140 | Haiti | 7.3% | 2010 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 141 | Singapore | 6.6% | 2010 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 142 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2010 | down 93.6% | flat |
| 143 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2010 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.4% | 2010 | down 94.0% | volatile |