Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.5%
Barbados
Lowest
0.8%
Yemen
Median
12.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.5% in Barbados; the lowest is 0.8% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.2%, and the mean is 15.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 74.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 9,014.3%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 86.4%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 62.5% | 2010 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 60.5% | 2010 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Belize | 51.1% | 2010 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 46.3% | 2010 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Albania | 45.5% | 2010 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | China | 44.9% | 2010 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 44.4% | 2010 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 43.8% | 2010 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 40.5% | 2010 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 38.1% | 2010 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 37.5% | 2010 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 34.7% | 2010 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 33.9% | 2010 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Botswana | 33.2% | 2010 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 32.3% | 2010 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.8% | 2010 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 31.4% | 2010 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Macau, China | 31.0% | 2010 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 29.1% | 2010 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 27.9% | 2010 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Fiji | 27.3% | 2010 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 25.9% | 2010 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 23.7% | 2010 | up 352.6% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 23.5% | 2010 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | France | 22.9% | 2010 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 22.8% | 2010 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 22.2% | 2010 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong, China | 22.1% | 2010 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guyana | 21.4% | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 21.3% | 2010 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 20.9% | 2010 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 20.8% | 2010 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 20.1% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium | 20.1% | 2010 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 20.0% | 2010 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 19.7% | 2010 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 19.7% | 2010 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 19.3% | 2010 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 19.2% | 2010 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 18.4% | 2010 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 18.3% | 2010 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 18.2% | 2010 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 17.8% | 2010 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 17.7% | 2010 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.7% | 2010 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 17.6% | 2010 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 17.3% | 2010 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 16.8% | 2010 | up 299.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 16.4% | 2010 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 50 | Eswatini | 16.4% | 2010 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 16.1% | 2010 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 16.0% | 2010 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Gabon | 15.9% | 2010 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 15.7% | 2010 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 15.6% | 2010 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 15.5% | 2010 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 15.5% | 2010 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 15.3% | 2010 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 59 | Bahrain | 15.2% | 2010 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 15.2% | 2010 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 14.9% | 2010 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 62 | Brazil | 14.9% | 2010 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.6% | 2010 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Singapore | 14.4% | 2010 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 14.3% | 2010 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 13.9% | 2010 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 13.5% | 2010 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 13.4% | 2010 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 69 | Austria | 13.3% | 2010 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Canada | 13.1% | 2010 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.9% | 2010 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.2% | 2010 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 12.1% | 2010 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 11.9% | 2010 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.8% | 2010 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 11.7% | 2010 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11.6% | 2010 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 11.6% | 2010 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 11.3% | 2010 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 11.2% | 2010 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 11.0% | 2010 | down 63.5% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 11.0% | 2010 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 11.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 84 | Switzerland | 11.0% | 2010 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 85 | Nepal | 10.9% | 2010 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 86 | India | 10.8% | 2010 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.5% | 2010 | down 69.6% | flat |
| 88 | Indonesia | 10.4% | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 10.3% | 2010 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 10.1% | 2010 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 90 | Haiti | 10.1% | 2010 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 10.0% | 2010 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 10.0% | 2010 | down 42.4% | flat |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 9.9% | 2010 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.7% | 2010 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 9.6% | 2010 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | 9.6% | 2010 | up 172.0% | rising |
| 98 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.3% | 2010 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 98 | Sudan | 9.3% | 2010 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Israel | 9.1% | 2010 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 101 | Thailand | 8.8% | 2010 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 102 | Guatemala | 8.8% | 2010 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 8.5% | 2010 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Slovakia | 7.9% | 2010 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 105 | Türkiye | 7.9% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 7.8% | 2010 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 107 | Pakistan | 7.8% | 2010 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 7.6% | 2010 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 7.4% | 2010 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Kenya | 7.4% | 2010 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 7.3% | 2010 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 7.2% | 2010 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 113 | Cambodia | 7.2% | 2010 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Lesotho | 7.0% | 2010 | up 1,791.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Armenia | 6.6% | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 116 | Ukraine | 6.5% | 2010 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Poland | 6.4% | 2010 | up 9,014.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Peru | 6.2% | 2010 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 6.1% | 2010 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Estonia | 6.1% | 2010 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 121 | Senegal | 6.0% | 2010 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Japan | 5.7% | 2010 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 123 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.5% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Morocco | 5.4% | 2010 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2010 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 126 | Benin | 4.8% | 2010 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Liberia | 4.5% | 2010 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 4.5% | 2010 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 4.3% | 2010 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | 4.2% | 2010 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 4.2% | 2010 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 3.2% | 2010 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 134 | Mauritania | 3.1% | 2010 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 135 | United States of America | 2.9% | 2010 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 2.7% | 2010 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2010 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | 2010 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 2.0% | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 2010 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 1.6% | 2010 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Burundi | 1.4% | 2010 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 1.4% | 2010 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.8% | 2010 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |