Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
39.7%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
2.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 39.7% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 4.8%.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 650.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 39.7% | 2010 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 26.7% | 2010 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 20.6% | 2010 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 4 | New Zealand | 19.4% | 2010 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 18.5% | 2010 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 14.9% | 2010 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Israel | 14.7% | 2010 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 13.7% | 2010 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 13.7% | 2010 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 13.7% | 2010 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 13.1% | 2010 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 11.8% | 2010 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 11.6% | 2010 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 14 | France | 11.6% | 2010 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Estonia | 11.2% | 2010 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.1% | 2010 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 10.2% | 2010 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 10.2% | 2010 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 10.0% | 2010 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 9.5% | 2010 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 9.5% | 2010 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 9.3% | 2010 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 9.3% | 2010 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 9.3% | 2010 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.0% | 2010 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 8.8% | 2010 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 8.7% | 2010 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 8.6% | 2010 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.3% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 8.3% | 2010 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 8.0% | 2010 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 7.9% | 2010 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 7.8% | 2010 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 7.6% | 2010 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 7.6% | 2010 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 7.4% | 2010 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Iceland | 7.1% | 2010 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 6.7% | 2010 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 6.7% | 2010 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 6.5% | 2010 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 6.4% | 2010 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Cyprus | 6.3% | 2010 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2010 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 6.2% | 2010 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 6.1% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.5% | 2010 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 5.3% | 2010 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 5.2% | 2010 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 5.1% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Uruguay | 4.8% | 2010 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 4.6% | 2010 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 4.5% | 2010 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 4.3% | 2010 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 4.2% | 2010 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Italy | 4.0% | 2010 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Singapore | 4.0% | 2010 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 3.9% | 2010 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 3.8% | 2010 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 3.8% | 2010 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 3.8% | 2010 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo | 3.7% | 2010 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Brazil | 3.6% | 2010 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Kuwait | 3.4% | 2010 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 3.3% | 2010 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 3.2% | 2010 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 3.1% | 2010 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 2.7% | 2010 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Fiji | 2.6% | 2010 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 2.6% | 2010 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 2.6% | 2010 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 73 | India | 2.5% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 2.5% | 2010 | up 325.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 2.4% | 2010 | up 243.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 2.3% | 2010 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 2.3% | 2010 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 2.2% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 2.2% | 2010 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 2.2% | 2010 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2010 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 2.1% | 2010 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 2.1% | 2010 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.1% | 2010 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.0% | 2010 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Myanmar | 2.0% | 2010 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Macau, China | 1.9% | 2010 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Tonga | 1.9% | 2010 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Hong Kong, China | 1.9% | 2010 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | El Salvador | 1.8% | 2010 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Belize | 1.8% | 2010 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 92 | Greece | 1.8% | 2010 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2010 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 1.7% | 2010 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7% | 2010 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.6% | 2010 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Botswana | 1.5% | 2010 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Viet Nam | 1.5% | 2010 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 1.5% | 2010 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.4% | 2010 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 1.4% | 2010 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2010 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 1.2% | 2010 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2010 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 1.1% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 1.1% | 2010 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2010 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% | 2010 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 0.9% | 2010 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 0.9% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2010 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2010 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2010 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Benin | 0.8% | 2010 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2010 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Mali | 0.8% | 2010 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Malta | 0.7% | 2010 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 117 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2010 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% | 2010 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 0.7% | 2010 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | 2010 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 122 | China | 0.6% | 2010 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 0.6% | 2010 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2010 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 0.4% | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.3% | 2010 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2010 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2010 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2010 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2010 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 0.2% | 2010 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | 0.2% | 2010 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 0.2% | 2010 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2010 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2010 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% | 2010 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 138 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2010 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2010 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |