Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary by country

Countries reporting
144
Highest
38.1%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
4.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 38.1% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 7.0%.

Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,104.7%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 38.1% 2010 up 1.2% volatile
2 Finland 28.9% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
3 United States of America 27.8% 2010 down 0.2% rising
4 Canada 23.7% 2010 up 59.3% rising
5 New Zealand 23.6% 2010 up 18.1% rising
6 France 23.2% 2010 up 88.3% volatile
7 Philippines 20.1% 2010 down 6.8% volatile
8 Ireland 19.6% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
9 Portugal 18.6% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
10 Japan 18.5% 2010 up 12.4% volatile
11 Norway 17.5% 2010 up 13.2% rising
12 Israel 17.4% 2010 up 22.1% rising
13 Lithuania 17.0% 2010 up 163.6% volatile
14 Switzerland 16.3% 2010 up 83.8% rising
15 Iceland 15.9% 2010 up 79.2% volatile
16 Luxembourg 15.8% 2010 up 101.3% volatile
17 Malaysia 15.7% 2010 up 105.1% volatile
18 Australia 15.2% 2010 up 46.1% rising
19 Estonia 15.1% 2010 up 26.5% rising
20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.0% 2010 up 32.1% volatile
21 Netherlands 14.4% 2010 up 44.9% volatile
22 Slovenia 14.2% 2010 up 84.5% volatile
23 Sweden 14.2% 2010 up 48.6% rising
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.1% 2010 up 81.3% volatile
25 Chile 13.9% 2010 down 4.0% volatile
26 Belgium 13.9% 2010 up 20.4% volatile
26 Spain 13.9% 2010 up 23.6% volatile
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.6% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
29 Denmark 13.4% 2010 up 32.7% rising
30 Libya 13.0% 2010 up 540.9% volatile
31 Argentina 12.8% 2010 up 1.2% volatile
32 Jordan 12.7% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
33 Poland 12.6% 2010 up 115.4% volatile
34 Macau, China 12.6% 2010 up 102.6% volatile
35 Ukraine 12.3% 2010 down 26.7% volatile
36 Czechia 12.1% 2010 up 80.1% volatile
37 Slovakia 12.0% 2010 up 81.1% volatile
38 Kazakhstan 11.0% 2010 up 73.2% rising
39 Singapore 10.2% 2010 up 221.0% volatile
40 Germany 10.2% 2010 up 18.8% volatile
41 Bulgaria 10.1% 2010 up 34.2% rising
42 Croatia 9.8% 2010 up 195.8% volatile
43 Panama 9.6% 2010 up 24.8% volatile
44 Cyprus 9.5% 2010 up 18.5% volatile
45 Dominican Republic 9.2% 2010 down 17.7% volatile
46 Austria 8.0% 2010 up 63.9% volatile
47 Republic of Korea 7.9% 2010 down 35.4% volatile
48 Fiji 7.8% 2010 up 81.6% volatile
49 Serbia 7.7% 2010 up 39.3% volatile
50 Egypt 7.7% 2010 up 1,104.7% volatile
51 Sri Lanka 7.5% 2010 up 6.6% volatile
52 Republic of Moldova 7.5% 2010 up 73.1% rising
53 Saudi Arabia 7.2% 2010 up 29.2% rising
54 Tunisia 7.1% 2010 up 123.1% volatile
55 Iraq 7.1% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
56 Ecuador 6.8% 2010 down 20.1% volatile
57 Romania 6.8% 2010 up 82.5% rising
58 Italy 6.8% 2010 up 37.8% volatile
59 Qatar 6.7% 2010 up 8.2% rising
60 Kyrgyzstan 6.6% 2010 up 47.1% rising
61 Jamaica 6.5% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
62 Mexico 6.2% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
63 Peru 6.1% 2010 down 19.3% volatile
64 Paraguay 6.0% 2010 up 102.0% volatile
65 Brunei Darussalam 5.7% 2010 up 165.3% volatile
66 Uruguay 5.6% 2010 down 24.4% rising
67 United Arab Emirates 5.5% 2010 down 16.8% rising
68 Gabon 5.5% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
69 Algeria 5.4% 2010 up 84.0% volatile
70 Armenia 5.2% 2010 down 37.5% rising
71 Türkiye 5.2% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
72 Mauritius 4.5% 2010 up 221.3% volatile
72 South Africa 4.5% 2010 down 56.1% volatile
74 Thailand 4.4% 2010 up 281.9% volatile
75 Brazil 4.1% 2010 up 67.6% volatile
76 Hong Kong, China 4.0% 2010 down 16.5% rising
77 Morocco 4.0% 2010 down 10.7% volatile
78 Colombia 3.9% 2010 up 117.8% volatile
79 Kenya 3.6% 2010 up 49.0% volatile
80 India 3.5% 2010 down 5.6% volatile
81 Indonesia 3.5% 2010 up 222.9% volatile
81 Myanmar 3.5% 2010 up 114.6% volatile
83 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5% 2010 up 69.1% volatile
84 Hungary 3.5% 2010 up 185.9% volatile
85 Afghanistan 3.4% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
86 Latvia 3.2% 2010 down 50.2% rising
87 Maldives 3.1% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
88 Viet Nam 2.9% 2010 up 194.0% volatile
89 Kuwait 2.7% 2010 down 23.2% rising
90 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 25.6% volatile
91 Malta 2.6% 2010 up 70.8% rising
92 Greece 2.5% 2010 up 72.0% volatile
92 Tonga 2.5% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
94 China 2.4% 2010 up 18.0% volatile
95 Trinidad and Tobago 2.4% 2010 up 91.9% volatile
96 Côte d'Ivoire 2.3% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
97 Syrian Arab Republic 2.2% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
98 Belize 2.1% 2010 down 26.8% flat
99 El Salvador 2.1% 2010 down 28.7% volatile
100 Costa Rica 1.9% 2010 up 77.1% rising
101 Honduras 1.7% 2010 down 11.7% volatile
102 Bangladesh 1.7% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.7% 2010 down 21.8% volatile
104 Pakistan 1.7% 2010 up 8.9% volatile
105 Sudan 1.6% 2010 up 219.6% volatile
106 Mongolia 1.5% 2010 up 175.9% volatile
107 Tajikistan 1.5% 2010 down 59.7% falling
108 Ghana 1.4% 2010 up 5.8% volatile
108 Senegal 1.4% 2010 up 178.8% volatile
110 Mauritania 1.4% 2010 up 76.9% volatile
111 Yemen 1.4% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
112 Togo 1.3% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
113 Rwanda 1.2% 2010 up 264.7% volatile
114 Botswana 1.1% 2010 down 5.8% volatile
114 Cameroon 1.1% 2010 up 32.9% volatile
116 Papua New Guinea 1.1% 2010 up 54.9% volatile
117 Uganda 1.1% 2010 down 50.2% volatile
118 Albania 1.1% 2010 down 64.0% rising
119 Nepal 1.0% 2010 down 47.3% volatile
120 Benin 0.9% 2010 up 14.6% volatile
121 Cambodia 0.9% 2010 up 238.5% volatile
122 Lesotho 0.9% 2010 up 41.0% volatile
123 Central African Republic 0.7% 2010 up 37.3% volatile
123 Cuba 0.7% 2010 down 73.5% volatile
123 Mali 0.7% 2010 up 94.4% volatile
126 Bahrain 0.6% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
127 Niger 0.5% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
128 Barbados 0.5% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
128 Gambia 0.5% 2010 down 38.3% volatile
128 Sierra Leone 0.5% 2010 up 56.2% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4% 2010 down 39.7% volatile
132 Namibia 0.4% 2010 down 64.3% falling
133 Zambia 0.3% 2010 down 35.4% volatile
134 Congo 0.3% 2010 down 80.8% volatile
135 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
136 Burundi 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
136 Nicaragua 0.2% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
138 Haiti 0.2% 2010 up 10.5% rising
139 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2010 down 74.6% volatile
140 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2010 down 65.9% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 up 14.3% volatile
142 Malawi 0.0% 2010 down 78.6% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 95.0% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
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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