Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
48.0%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Serbia
Median
4.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 48.0% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 9.3%.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 308.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 48.0% | 2010 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 2 | Maldives | 43.0% | 2010 | up 202.0% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 40.6% | 2010 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 40.4% | 2010 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Malawi | 39.4% | 2010 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kuwait | 38.3% | 2010 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 37.4% | 2010 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 8 | Cambodia | 36.4% | 2010 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 36.1% | 2010 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lesotho | 36.0% | 2010 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 11 | Haiti | 34.0% | 2010 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 29.4% | 2010 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 28.0% | 2010 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 27.2% | 2010 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 15 | Guatemala | 27.2% | 2010 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 24.6% | 2010 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Qatar | 24.4% | 2010 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Algeria | 23.5% | 2010 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | Namibia | 22.7% | 2010 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 21.5% | 2010 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Paraguay | 21.4% | 2010 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 20.4% | 2010 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Guyana | 19.0% | 2010 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 18.7% | 2010 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 17.7% | 2010 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 17.4% | 2010 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 27 | Rwanda | 17.0% | 2010 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.4% | 2010 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 15.9% | 2010 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.4% | 2010 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 15.0% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 14.5% | 2010 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | 14.2% | 2010 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 34 | Gabon | 14.0% | 2010 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritania | 13.9% | 2010 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 36 | Iraq | 13.8% | 2010 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 13.8% | 2010 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 13.7% | 2010 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 13.5% | 2010 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 13.2% | 2010 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.8% | 2010 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.0% | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 11.2% | 2010 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 11.2% | 2010 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 11.1% | 2010 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 11.0% | 2010 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 47 | Fiji | 11.0% | 2010 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 10.6% | 2010 | down 45.1% | flat |
| 49 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2010 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.4% | 2010 | down 72.1% | flat |
| 51 | Burundi | 10.2% | 2010 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.7% | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 9.6% | 2010 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 9.1% | 2010 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mozambique | 9.0% | 2010 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 9.0% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8.4% | 2010 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 58 | Benin | 8.1% | 2010 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 59 | China | 7.8% | 2010 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 60 | Argentina | 7.7% | 2010 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 7.4% | 2010 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 6.4% | 2010 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 63 | Bahrain | 6.2% | 2010 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 64 | Congo | 6.2% | 2010 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 5.7% | 2010 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Jamaica | 5.6% | 2010 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Mali | 5.4% | 2010 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 5.4% | 2010 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 69 | Macau, China | 5.3% | 2010 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 5.3% | 2010 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 71 | Uruguay | 5.1% | 2010 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 5.0% | 2010 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 4.7% | 2010 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 4.6% | 2010 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 75 | New Zealand | 4.5% | 2010 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Barbados | 4.4% | 2010 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Yemen | 4.4% | 2010 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 4.3% | 2010 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 79 | Türkiye | 3.8% | 2010 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 80 | Austria | 3.7% | 2010 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 3.2% | 2010 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 3.1% | 2010 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 3.0% | 2010 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 2.6% | 2010 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2010 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 86 | Belgium | 2.3% | 2010 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 2.2% | 2010 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Singapore | 2.1% | 2010 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.0% | 2010 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Spain | 1.9% | 2010 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 91 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2010 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Libya | 1.8% | 2010 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2010 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2010 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 1.6% | 2010 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4% | 2010 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Australia | 1.4% | 2010 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Japan | 1.3% | 2010 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | 1.2% | 2010 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 1.1% | 2010 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2010 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 102 | India | 1.1% | 2010 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2010 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2010 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Canada | 0.8% | 2010 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2010 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 107 | France | 0.6% | 2010 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 108 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2010 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2010 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2010 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 0.4% | 2010 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2010 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2010 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | 0.2% | 2010 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2010 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2010 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1% | 2010 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Malta | 0.1% | 2010 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2010 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2010 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | 0.1% | 2010 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2010 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2010 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2010 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2010 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 134 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Italy | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Norway | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 136 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |