Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
66.1%
Barbados
Lowest
0.2%
Poland
Median
13.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 66.1% in Barbados; the lowest is 0.2% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6%, and the mean is 16.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 367.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 3,607.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 97.3%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 66.1% | 2010 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 58.7% | 2010 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 57.3% | 2010 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 54.5% | 2010 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 46.9% | 2010 | up 166.4% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 46.4% | 2010 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Belize | 45.6% | 2010 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 45.5% | 2010 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 9 | Congo | 44.2% | 2010 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Botswana | 43.5% | 2010 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 37.3% | 2010 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 37.1% | 2010 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 35.6% | 2010 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 35.2% | 2010 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cuba | 35.0% | 2010 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Tonga | 31.6% | 2010 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 30.2% | 2010 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 30.0% | 2010 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Jamaica | 29.3% | 2010 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 27.3% | 2010 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Guyana | 27.1% | 2010 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 27.1% | 2010 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | Macau, China | 26.9% | 2010 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 26.5% | 2010 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 25.2% | 2010 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.2% | 2010 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.5% | 2010 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Kuwait | 23.5% | 2010 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 23.4% | 2010 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Gambia | 23.0% | 2010 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.5% | 2010 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Libya | 22.4% | 2010 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 22.2% | 2010 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 21.9% | 2010 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2010 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Mongolia | 20.3% | 2010 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Fiji | 20.2% | 2010 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Eswatini | 19.2% | 2010 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 18.8% | 2010 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 40 | Hong Kong, China | 18.5% | 2010 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 18.5% | 2010 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 42 | El Salvador | 18.2% | 2010 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 17.8% | 2010 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 17.6% | 2010 | up 552.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Gabon | 17.4% | 2010 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 46 | France | 17.3% | 2010 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 17.2% | 2010 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 17.1% | 2010 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 17.0% | 2010 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 16.7% | 2010 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 16.6% | 2010 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 52 | Denmark | 16.6% | 2010 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 53 | Brazil | 16.3% | 2010 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Maldives | 16.2% | 2010 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 16.2% | 2010 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Indonesia | 16.0% | 2010 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Norway | 15.9% | 2010 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 15.7% | 2010 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 15.6% | 2010 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 15.6% | 2010 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 15.6% | 2010 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 62 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.5% | 2010 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 15.4% | 2010 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 64 | Croatia | 15.1% | 2010 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 15.0% | 2010 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 14.9% | 2010 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 67 | Sudan | 14.8% | 2010 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Ireland | 13.9% | 2010 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 13.7% | 2010 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 70 | Belgium | 13.6% | 2010 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 13.6% | 2010 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 13.6% | 2010 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Iraq | 13.6% | 2010 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 13.6% | 2010 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 75 | India | 13.5% | 2010 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 13.4% | 2010 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 13.4% | 2010 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bahrain | 13.3% | 2010 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.0% | 2010 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 12.8% | 2010 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 81 | Austria | 12.4% | 2010 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.0% | 2010 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 12.0% | 2010 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 11.8% | 2010 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 85 | Slovenia | 11.7% | 2010 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 86 | Qatar | 11.4% | 2010 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 87 | Cyprus | 11.3% | 2010 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 11.0% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.9% | 2010 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 10.7% | 2010 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2010 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 10.5% | 2010 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 93 | Estonia | 10.5% | 2010 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 94 | New Zealand | 10.2% | 2010 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.2% | 2010 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 10.2% | 2010 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Ukraine | 10.0% | 2010 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 10.0% | 2010 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 99 | Kenya | 9.9% | 2010 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 9.9% | 2010 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 101 | Türkiye | 9.8% | 2010 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho | 9.6% | 2010 | up 3,607.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | 9.6% | 2010 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 104 | Guatemala | 9.4% | 2010 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Canada | 9.4% | 2010 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 106 | Yemen | 9.3% | 2010 | up 1,011.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 9.2% | 2010 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2010 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 109 | Pakistan | 8.5% | 2010 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 8.2% | 2010 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 111 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2010 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2010 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 7.7% | 2010 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 114 | Sweden | 7.4% | 2010 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 115 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.4% | 2010 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 6.9% | 2010 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 117 | Israel | 6.6% | 2010 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 118 | Liberia | 6.5% | 2010 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 6.4% | 2010 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | 6.4% | 2010 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 121 | Russian Federation | 6.2% | 2010 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Algeria | 6.0% | 2010 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.0% | 2010 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 5.7% | 2010 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Senegal | 5.5% | 2010 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Japan | 5.3% | 2010 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 127 | Lithuania | 5.2% | 2010 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 5.1% | 2010 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% | 2010 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 130 | Malawi | 4.5% | 2010 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Czechia | 4.3% | 2010 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1% | 2010 | down 83.2% | rising |
| 133 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2010 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 134 | United States of America | 3.6% | 2010 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 3.1% | 2010 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Myanmar | 2.8% | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 2.3% | 2010 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 1.8% | 2010 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 1.6% | 2010 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2010 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 142 | Benin | 0.8% | 2010 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | 2010 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Poland | 0.2% | 2010 | down 97.3% | volatile |