Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
51.9%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Serbia
Median
6.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 51.9% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.5%, and the mean is 10.5%.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 338.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 51.9% | 2010 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 44.9% | 2010 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 3 | Cambodia | 43.5% | 2010 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 41.0% | 2010 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 40.7% | 2010 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 40.2% | 2010 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 37.5% | 2010 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 36.7% | 2010 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Haiti | 34.2% | 2010 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Honduras | 33.5% | 2010 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 30.8% | 2010 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 30.7% | 2010 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 29.4% | 2010 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 29.3% | 2010 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 28.4% | 2010 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 26.3% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 26.0% | 2010 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 18 | Namibia | 25.7% | 2010 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 25.2% | 2010 | down 55.4% | flat |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24.7% | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2010 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | Qatar | 23.7% | 2010 | up 338.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Rwanda | 23.7% | 2010 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Algeria | 23.5% | 2010 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 22.0% | 2010 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 21.2% | 2010 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.9% | 2010 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 19.7% | 2010 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Guyana | 19.0% | 2010 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 18.5% | 2010 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 18.1% | 2010 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 18.0% | 2010 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 33 | Mexico | 17.9% | 2010 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 34 | Libya | 17.8% | 2010 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 35 | Eswatini | 16.6% | 2010 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 15.9% | 2010 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 37 | Gabon | 15.6% | 2010 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 15.4% | 2010 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritania | 15.3% | 2010 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 15.0% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 14.7% | 2010 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 14.5% | 2010 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 12.8% | 2010 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.6% | 2010 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 12.4% | 2010 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 12.1% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.7% | 2010 | down 68.6% | rising |
| 48 | Burundi | 11.6% | 2010 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 49 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.1% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.0% | 2010 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 51 | Fiji | 11.0% | 2010 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.9% | 2010 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 10.6% | 2010 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 54 | China | 10.5% | 2010 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 55 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2010 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo | 10.1% | 2010 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 10.1% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 9.8% | 2010 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 59 | Chile | 9.5% | 2010 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 9.0% | 2010 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 8.7% | 2010 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 8.6% | 2010 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 63 | Uruguay | 8.5% | 2010 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 8.4% | 2010 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 7.7% | 2010 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 7.6% | 2010 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 67 | Macau, China | 7.4% | 2010 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 68 | Iceland | 7.3% | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 69 | Bahrain | 6.9% | 2010 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 70 | Benin | 6.8% | 2010 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 6.7% | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 72 | Barbados | 6.7% | 2010 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 6.2% | 2010 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 6.1% | 2010 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 6.1% | 2010 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Niger | 5.6% | 2010 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 5.4% | 2010 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 5.0% | 2010 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 5.0% | 2010 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 80 | Austria | 4.9% | 2010 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 4.7% | 2010 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Ghana | 4.5% | 2010 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 4.3% | 2010 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Yemen | 4.2% | 2010 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 4.1% | 2010 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 86 | Liberia | 4.0% | 2010 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 87 | Cuba | 3.7% | 2010 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 3.6% | 2010 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 89 | Belgium | 3.5% | 2010 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% | 2010 | down 72.6% | rising |
| 91 | Australia | 3.0% | 2010 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 3.0% | 2010 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.0% | 2010 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.8% | 2010 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Ireland | 2.7% | 2010 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Romania | 2.6% | 2010 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2010 | up 71.8% | falling |
| 98 | Botswana | 2.3% | 2010 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 99 | Tonga | 2.1% | 2010 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Israel | 1.9% | 2010 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2010 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 1.6% | 2010 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Japan | 1.6% | 2010 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Canada | 1.4% | 2010 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands | 1.4% | 2010 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Gambia | 1.2% | 2010 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 107 | France | 1.1% | 2010 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2010 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 109 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2010 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2010 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Malta | 0.6% | 2010 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2010 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2010 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | 0.5% | 2010 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Germany | 0.4% | 2010 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2010 | down 94.7% | falling |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2010 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2010 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2010 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2010 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2010 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2010 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2010 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2010 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2010 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Albania | 0.1% | 2010 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Belize | 0.1% | 2010 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 137 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Norway | 0.0% | 2010 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Finland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |