Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
65.1%
Maldives
Lowest
0.0%
Benin
Median
14.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 65.1% in Maldives; the lowest is 0.0% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.9%, and the mean is 17.8%.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 7,327.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 65.1% | 2010 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 65.0% | 2010 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 59.6% | 2010 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 55.5% | 2010 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 55.2% | 2010 | up 452.1% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 46.6% | 2010 | up 134.4% | rising |
| 7 | Gambia | 44.4% | 2010 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 43.2% | 2010 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Malta | 38.5% | 2010 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 37.3% | 2010 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 36.8% | 2010 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 36.3% | 2010 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 36.2% | 2010 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 35.6% | 2010 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 34.5% | 2010 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 33.8% | 2010 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 33.5% | 2010 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Zambia | 33.4% | 2010 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 33.0% | 2010 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.9% | 2010 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | 31.5% | 2010 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 30.9% | 2010 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 29.8% | 2010 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 29.3% | 2010 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guyana | 29.1% | 2010 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2010 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 28.2% | 2010 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 28.1% | 2010 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 27.6% | 2010 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 27.4% | 2010 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 27.2% | 2010 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 26.6% | 2010 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 25.9% | 2010 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 24.5% | 2010 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 23.8% | 2010 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 23.6% | 2010 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 37 | Indonesia | 23.5% | 2010 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 38 | Namibia | 22.9% | 2010 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 22.8% | 2010 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 22.8% | 2010 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 22.4% | 2010 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 21.9% | 2010 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 21.8% | 2010 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 21.8% | 2010 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 45 | Honduras | 21.3% | 2010 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 21.3% | 2010 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Tonga | 20.5% | 2010 | down 63.7% | rising |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 20.4% | 2010 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 49 | Australia | 19.9% | 2010 | up 1,279.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.8% | 2010 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 19.6% | 2010 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.4% | 2010 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 19.4% | 2010 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 53 | Netherlands | 19.4% | 2010 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 18.7% | 2010 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 18.6% | 2010 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 18.2% | 2010 | down 50.7% | flat |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 18.1% | 2010 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Qatar | 18.1% | 2010 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Switzerland | 18.0% | 2010 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 61 | India | 17.8% | 2010 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 17.6% | 2010 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 63 | Cambodia | 17.1% | 2010 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2010 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 65 | Paraguay | 16.6% | 2010 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 16.3% | 2010 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Colombia | 16.0% | 2010 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 15.7% | 2010 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 69 | Macau, China | 15.6% | 2010 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 70 | Malawi | 15.3% | 2010 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 15.2% | 2010 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 72 | South Africa | 15.0% | 2010 | down 63.9% | rising |
| 73 | France | 14.7% | 2010 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 14.6% | 2010 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.1% | 2010 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 13.8% | 2010 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 13.2% | 2010 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Austria | 12.8% | 2010 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 12.6% | 2010 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 80 | Pakistan | 12.2% | 2010 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 12.2% | 2010 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.1% | 2010 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 83 | Lithuania | 11.9% | 2010 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 11.8% | 2010 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 11.7% | 2010 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.5% | 2010 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 11.4% | 2010 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 88 | Canada | 11.0% | 2010 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 88 | Cuba | 11.0% | 2010 | down 71.8% | rising |
| 90 | Sweden | 11.0% | 2010 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 91 | Morocco | 11.0% | 2010 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.9% | 2010 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 93 | Panama | 10.7% | 2010 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 94 | Cameroon | 10.7% | 2010 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 95 | Bahrain | 10.4% | 2010 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 96 | Lesotho | 10.3% | 2010 | up 3,441.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 10.2% | 2010 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 98 | Mali | 9.7% | 2010 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | 9.7% | 2010 | down 73.1% | rising |
| 100 | Argentina | 9.7% | 2010 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 9.4% | 2010 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 102 | Cyprus | 9.4% | 2010 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 9.2% | 2010 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 9.2% | 2010 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 105 | Malaysia | 8.9% | 2010 | down 54.9% | flat |
| 106 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.9% | 2010 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritania | 8.8% | 2010 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Serbia | 8.8% | 2010 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 8.5% | 2010 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 110 | Poland | 8.2% | 2010 | up 7,327.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 8.1% | 2010 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 8.1% | 2010 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 113 | Fiji | 8.0% | 2010 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 7.5% | 2010 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 115 | Greece | 7.4% | 2010 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 116 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.0% | 2010 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 7.0% | 2010 | down 56.1% | flat |
| 118 | Japan | 6.9% | 2010 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% | 2010 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 6.8% | 2010 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 6.5% | 2010 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 122 | Israel | 6.1% | 2010 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.0% | 2010 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 123 | Libya | 6.0% | 2010 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2010 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Hong Kong, China | 5.6% | 2010 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 5.5% | 2010 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2010 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 129 | Algeria | 5.1% | 2010 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 130 | Sudan | 4.8% | 2010 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2010 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Burundi | 3.8% | 2010 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 133 | Mozambique | 3.7% | 2010 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Croatia | 3.7% | 2010 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 135 | Myanmar | 3.5% | 2010 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4% | 2010 | down 90.8% | flat |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 2.9% | 2010 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Singapore | 2.9% | 2010 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | 2.8% | 2010 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 140 | United States of America | 1.9% | 2010 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 141 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2010 | down 90.8% | falling |
| 142 | Republic of Korea | 0.5% | 2010 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 143 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Benin | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |