Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
71.7%
Barbados
Lowest
0.1%
Benin
Median
12.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 71.7% in Barbados; the lowest is 0.1% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 16.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 796.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 3,476.9%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 95.3%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 71.7% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 64.6% | 2010 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 55.2% | 2010 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 53.4% | 2010 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 53.3% | 2010 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 52.9% | 2010 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 52.4% | 2010 | up 271.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 46.4% | 2010 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Belize | 42.9% | 2010 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 42.8% | 2010 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Cuba | 39.1% | 2010 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 35.3% | 2010 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 35.2% | 2010 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Latvia | 35.2% | 2010 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 32.2% | 2010 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Maldives | 31.6% | 2010 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 31.5% | 2010 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Gambia | 29.7% | 2010 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 28.3% | 2010 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 27.6% | 2010 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 27.3% | 2010 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 26.7% | 2010 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.4% | 2010 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Tonga | 26.4% | 2010 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 25.8% | 2010 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 25.1% | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 24.5% | 2010 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 24.4% | 2010 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 23.5% | 2010 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.5% | 2010 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 21.5% | 2010 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 20.8% | 2010 | up 35.9% | flat |
| 33 | Chile | 20.2% | 2010 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 19.9% | 2010 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | 19.9% | 2010 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mongolia | 19.6% | 2010 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 37 | Macau, China | 19.4% | 2010 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 38 | Fiji | 19.4% | 2010 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 19.3% | 2010 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 18.9% | 2010 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Tunisia | 18.6% | 2010 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 18.5% | 2010 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 18.2% | 2010 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 18.1% | 2010 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.8% | 2010 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bahrain | 17.8% | 2010 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 17.6% | 2010 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 17.2% | 2010 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 16.9% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 16.9% | 2010 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 16.8% | 2010 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 16.6% | 2010 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 15.9% | 2010 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.9% | 2010 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 15.7% | 2010 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 56 | Gabon | 15.6% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 15.6% | 2010 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 15.4% | 2010 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 15.3% | 2010 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 15.3% | 2010 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 15.2% | 2010 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 62 | Colombia | 14.3% | 2010 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 63 | Hong Kong, China | 13.9% | 2010 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritius | 13.9% | 2010 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Estonia | 13.6% | 2010 | up 78.0% | falling |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 13.6% | 2010 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 67 | Finland | 13.4% | 2010 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 13.3% | 2010 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 69 | Cameroon | 13.1% | 2010 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia | 12.9% | 2010 | up 510.9% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 12.8% | 2010 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 72 | Netherlands | 12.8% | 2010 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 73 | Paraguay | 12.5% | 2010 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 12.3% | 2010 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 74 | Ukraine | 12.3% | 2010 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 76 | France | 12.3% | 2010 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sudan | 12.3% | 2010 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.2% | 2010 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 12.1% | 2010 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 80 | Iraq | 12.0% | 2010 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 11.9% | 2010 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 82 | Libya | 11.9% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Hungary | 11.8% | 2010 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.8% | 2010 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 11.5% | 2010 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 11.5% | 2010 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Austria | 11.1% | 2010 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 88 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2010 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 89 | Qatar | 10.9% | 2010 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 90 | New Zealand | 10.9% | 2010 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 10.8% | 2010 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 92 | Lithuania | 10.8% | 2010 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 10.7% | 2010 | up 69.3% | falling |
| 94 | Cambodia | 10.6% | 2010 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 10.5% | 2010 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 10.2% | 2010 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 97 | Haiti | 10.2% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 10.1% | 2010 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 10.0% | 2010 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 9.8% | 2010 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 9.7% | 2010 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 102 | Türkiye | 9.5% | 2010 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.4% | 2010 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 104 | Lesotho | 9.3% | 2010 | up 3,476.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Ireland | 9.1% | 2010 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 106 | Switzerland | 8.8% | 2010 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 107 | Croatia | 8.8% | 2010 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 108 | Kenya | 8.6% | 2010 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Canada | 8.5% | 2010 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 8.5% | 2010 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.4% | 2010 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 8.2% | 2010 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 113 | Iceland | 7.9% | 2010 | down 42.6% | flat |
| 114 | Ecuador | 7.6% | 2010 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 7.4% | 2010 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Peru | 7.3% | 2010 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 117 | Liberia | 7.1% | 2010 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 7.0% | 2010 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 119 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.5% | 2010 | down 87.0% | falling |
| 120 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.5% | 2010 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.4% | 2010 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritania | 6.2% | 2010 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 5.8% | 2010 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 5.8% | 2010 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 5.7% | 2010 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 126 | Israel | 5.7% | 2010 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 126 | Slovakia | 5.7% | 2010 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | 5.1% | 2010 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | 5.0% | 2010 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 130 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2010 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 131 | Japan | 4.9% | 2010 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Singapore | 4.2% | 2010 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% | 2010 | down 88.6% | rising |
| 134 | Rwanda | 3.4% | 2010 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 135 | United States of America | 3.3% | 2010 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 136 | Burundi | 3.3% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 3.2% | 2010 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Myanmar | 2.5% | 2010 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | 2.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 1.8% | 2010 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 1.0% | 2010 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2010 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 0.2% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Benin | 0.1% | 2010 | down 95.3% | volatile |