Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.5%
Barbados
Lowest
0.9%
Yemen
Median
11.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.5% in Barbados; the lowest is 0.9% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.1%, and the mean is 14.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 10,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 88.6%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 62.5% | 2010 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 59.5% | 2010 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Belize | 51.1% | 2010 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Albania | 45.5% | 2010 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 44.9% | 2010 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 43.8% | 2010 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tonga | 40.5% | 2010 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 38.1% | 2010 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 37.5% | 2010 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Latvia | 34.1% | 2010 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 33.9% | 2010 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Botswana | 33.2% | 2010 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Cuba | 32.3% | 2010 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 31.4% | 2010 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 29.3% | 2010 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Chile | 29.1% | 2010 | up 198.7% | rising |
| 17 | Macau, China | 27.8% | 2010 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 25.9% | 2010 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.2% | 2010 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 24.1% | 2010 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 23.6% | 2010 | up 164.7% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 23.5% | 2010 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 22.9% | 2010 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 22.8% | 2010 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 25 | Congo | 22.7% | 2010 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 22.6% | 2010 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 22.2% | 2010 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong, China | 22.1% | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 29 | Guyana | 21.3% | 2010 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 21.3% | 2010 | down 20.2% | 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 34.3% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 20.0% | 2010 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 19.7% | 2010 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 19.7% | 2010 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 19.7% | 2010 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Kuwait | 19.3% | 2010 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 19.2% | 2010 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 18.4% | 2010 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 18.4% | 2010 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 43 | Togo | 18.2% | 2010 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 17.8% | 2010 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 17.7% | 2010 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.7% | 2010 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 17.3% | 2010 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 16.9% | 2010 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 16.8% | 2010 | up 299.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 16.5% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 16.1% | 2010 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 15.7% | 2010 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 15.5% | 2010 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 54 | South Africa | 14.9% | 2010 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 55 | Singapore | 14.9% | 2010 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 14.9% | 2010 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 14.3% | 2010 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahrain | 14.1% | 2010 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 13.9% | 2010 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Austria | 13.7% | 2010 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 13.1% | 2010 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 13.1% | 2010 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 12.9% | 2010 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.2% | 2010 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 12.2% | 2010 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 12.1% | 2010 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.8% | 2010 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Cyprus | 11.7% | 2010 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 11.6% | 2010 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 11.3% | 2010 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 11.3% | 2010 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 11.1% | 2010 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 11.0% | 2010 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 11.0% | 2010 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 11.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 76 | Switzerland | 11.0% | 2010 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 10.8% | 2010 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Nepal | 10.7% | 2010 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 10.7% | 2010 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Libya | 10.6% | 2010 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 10.4% | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 10.2% | 2010 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Egypt | 10.2% | 2010 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 10.1% | 2010 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 85 | India | 10.1% | 2010 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 10.0% | 2010 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.0% | 2010 | down 66.3% | flat |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 9.9% | 2010 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 89 | Zambia | 9.8% | 2010 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 9.6% | 2010 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 9.6% | 2010 | up 172.0% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.6% | 2010 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 9.3% | 2010 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.3% | 2010 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 95 | Israel | 9.1% | 2010 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.8% | 2010 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Guatemala | 8.8% | 2010 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 7.9% | 2010 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 99 | Benin | 7.9% | 2010 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Türkiye | 7.9% | 2010 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 7.8% | 2010 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 102 | Pakistan | 7.8% | 2010 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 103 | Iraq | 7.7% | 2010 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 7.6% | 2010 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 7.4% | 2010 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Kenya | 7.4% | 2010 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 7.4% | 2010 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 7.3% | 2010 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Czechia | 7.2% | 2010 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 110 | Cambodia | 7.2% | 2010 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Thailand | 7.1% | 2010 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Lesotho | 7.0% | 2010 | up 1,172.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | 6.6% | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 114 | Ukraine | 6.5% | 2010 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Poland | 6.4% | 2010 | up 10,533.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Peru | 6.2% | 2010 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 117 | Estonia | 6.1% | 2010 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 6.1% | 2010 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Senegal | 6.0% | 2010 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 6.0% | 2010 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.9% | 2010 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Japan | 5.7% | 2010 | down 60.6% | rising |
| 123 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.5% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | 5.4% | 2010 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2010 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 126 | Mali | 4.3% | 2010 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | 4.3% | 2010 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 128 | Morocco | 4.0% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2010 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Liberia | 3.3% | 2010 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 131 | Sudan | 3.3% | 2010 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 3.1% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | United States of America | 2.8% | 2010 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 2.7% | 2010 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2010 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | 2010 | down 86.4% | rising |
| 137 | Algeria | 2.3% | 2010 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 138 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2010 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 1.9% | 2010 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 1.6% | 2010 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 1.4% | 2010 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2010 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 0.9% | 2010 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.9% | 2010 | up 2,833.3% | volatile |