Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary by country

Countries reporting
144
Highest
38.4%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
3.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 38.4% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.4%, and the mean is 5.7%.

Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 38.4% 2010 up 1.3% volatile
2 United States of America 27.9% 2010 up 1.4% rising
3 Finland 27.3% 2010 up 37.9% volatile
4 Canada 23.2% 2010 up 83.5% rising
5 New Zealand 21.0% 2010 down 2.5% rising
6 France 18.0% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
7 Ireland 17.0% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
8 Philippines 16.8% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
9 Norway 16.6% 2010 up 22.9% rising
10 Israel 15.8% 2010 up 17.1% rising
11 Japan 15.2% 2010 up 8.4% volatile
12 Argentina 14.3% 2010 up 29.0% volatile
13 Switzerland 13.5% 2010 up 65.0% rising
14 Luxembourg 13.4% 2010 up 104.1% volatile
15 Australia 13.2% 2010 up 44.5% rising
16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.2% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
17 Ukraine 13.0% 2010 down 5.3% volatile
18 Chile 12.4% 2010 down 14.9% volatile
19 Belgium 12.3% 2010 up 16.6% volatile
20 Portugal 12.3% 2010 up 25.6% volatile
21 Denmark 11.9% 2010 up 30.4% rising
22 Iceland 11.7% 2010 up 62.5% volatile
23 Spain 11.5% 2010 up 28.5% volatile
24 Sweden 11.3% 2010 up 23.3% rising
25 Malaysia 11.2% 2010 up 87.3% volatile
26 Netherlands 10.9% 2010 up 27.3% volatile
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.8% 2010 up 28.3% volatile
28 Estonia 10.6% 2010 down 3.0% rising
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.5% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
30 Lithuania 10.2% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
31 Bulgaria 9.3% 2010 up 31.4% rising
32 Dominican Republic 9.3% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
33 Jordan 9.2% 2010 down 21.0% volatile
34 Germany 9.1% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
35 Czechia 8.9% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
36 Singapore 8.7% 2010 up 227.9% volatile
37 Panama 8.6% 2010 up 17.8% volatile
37 Slovakia 8.6% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
39 Slovenia 8.5% 2010 up 55.1% volatile
40 Poland 7.9% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
41 Cyprus 7.8% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
41 Macau, China 7.8% 2010 up 228.5% volatile
43 Kazakhstan 7.8% 2010 up 36.3% rising
44 Armenia 7.0% 2010 up 13.0% rising
45 Austria 6.7% 2010 up 39.8% volatile
46 South Africa 6.5% 2010 down 29.1% volatile
47 Croatia 6.3% 2010 up 69.5% volatile
48 Qatar 6.2% 2010 up 31.0% rising
49 Uruguay 5.7% 2010 down 23.1% rising
50 Saudi Arabia 5.5% 2010 up 23.3% rising
51 Ecuador 5.4% 2010 down 24.7% volatile
52 Peru 5.3% 2010 down 23.8% volatile
53 Republic of Korea 5.1% 2010 down 44.3% volatile
53 Paraguay 5.1% 2010 up 98.4% volatile
55 Italy 5.1% 2010 up 27.8% volatile
56 Jamaica 5.1% 2010 up 21.5% volatile
57 Serbia 5.1% 2010 up 5.4% volatile
58 United Arab Emirates 5.0% 2010 up 1.6% rising
59 Fiji 4.9% 2010 up 65.2% volatile
60 Gabon 4.9% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
61 Kyrgyzstan 4.9% 2010 down 1.6% rising
62 Sri Lanka 4.9% 2010 up 4.7% volatile
63 Mexico 4.8% 2010 up 54.1% volatile
64 Latvia 4.8% 2010 down 17.5% rising
65 Republic of Moldova 4.7% 2010 up 14.4% rising
66 Romania 4.1% 2010 up 28.8% rising
67 Morocco 3.9% 2010 up 28.4% volatile
68 Türkiye 3.7% 2010 up 1.7% volatile
69 Brazil 3.6% 2010 up 51.2% volatile
70 Tunisia 3.5% 2010 up 56.9% volatile
71 India 3.5% 2010 up 36.9% volatile
72 Iraq 3.4% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
73 Mauritius 3.4% 2010 up 118.1% rising
74 Thailand 3.2% 2010 up 215.7% volatile
75 Algeria 2.9% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
76 Afghanistan 2.9% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
77 Kenya 2.9% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
78 Brunei Darussalam 2.7% 2010 up 115.7% volatile
79 Hong Kong, China 2.7% 2010 down 28.5% rising
80 Colombia 2.7% 2010 up 65.8% volatile
80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.7% 2010 up 76.8% volatile
82 Indonesia 2.6% 2010 up 193.2% volatile
83 Tajikistan 2.6% 2010 down 31.7% rising
84 Liberia 2.5% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
85 Hungary 2.4% 2010 up 95.9% volatile
86 Maldives 2.4% 2010 up 106.9% volatile
87 Libya 2.4% 2010 up 466.7% volatile
87 Viet Nam 2.4% 2010 up 105.2% volatile
89 Kuwait 2.3% 2010 down 28.1% rising
90 Malta 2.3% 2010 up 72.9% rising
91 Côte d'Ivoire 2.2% 2010 up 41.9% volatile
92 Greece 2.1% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
93 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1% 2010 up 85.1% volatile
94 Cuba 2.1% 2010 down 32.3% volatile
95 Syrian Arab Republic 2.0% 2010 up 28.7% volatile
96 Belize 2.0% 2010 down 7.0% rising
97 Tonga 2.0% 2010 down 38.9% volatile
98 Congo 1.9% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
99 El Salvador 1.9% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
100 Honduras 1.9% 2010 up 27.9% volatile
101 Papua New Guinea 1.8% 2010 up 230.2% volatile
102 Bangladesh 1.7% 2010 up 36.6% volatile
102 Nepal 1.7% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
104 Egypt 1.6% 2010 up 50.0% rising
105 Botswana 1.6% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
106 Myanmar 1.5% 2010 down 24.4% volatile
107 Costa Rica 1.4% 2010 up 25.4% rising
108 Pakistan 1.3% 2010 up 9.2% volatile
109 Mongolia 1.1% 2010 up 48.1% falling
110 China 1.1% 2010 down 32.1% volatile
111 Uganda 1.0% 2010 down 34.2% volatile
112 Yemen 1.0% 2010 up 142.9% volatile
113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2010 down 50.3% volatile
114 Ghana 0.9% 2010 down 30.8% volatile
115 Senegal 0.9% 2010 up 128.9% volatile
116 Cameroon 0.9% 2010 up 138.9% volatile
117 Benin 0.8% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
118 Mauritania 0.8% 2010 up 15.9% volatile
119 Lesotho 0.8% 2010 up 58.0% volatile
120 Sudan 0.7% 2010 up 500.0% volatile
121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7% 2010 up 65.1% volatile
122 Namibia 0.7% 2010 down 44.2% rising
123 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 481.8% volatile
124 Gambia 0.6% 2010 down 25.3% volatile
125 Mali 0.5% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
126 Albania 0.5% 2010 down 75.5% rising
127 Niger 0.4% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
128 Central African Republic 0.4% 2010 down 52.8% volatile
128 Rwanda 0.4% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
128 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2010 up 27.3% volatile
131 Barbados 0.4% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
132 Togo 0.4% 2010 down 47.3% volatile
132 Zambia 0.4% 2010 down 64.9% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 0.4% 2010 down 16.3% volatile
135 Zimbabwe 0.3% 2010 down 52.8% falling
136 Bahrain 0.3% 2010 down 51.7% volatile
137 Haiti 0.2% 2010 up 17.6% rising
138 Nicaragua 0.2% 2010 up 5.6% volatile
139 Burundi 0.2% 2010 down 37.0% volatile
140 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 16.7% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Mozambique 0.0% 2010 down 78.6% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 95.5% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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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