Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
63.1%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
9.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 63.1% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.5%, and the mean is 13.0%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 4,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 63.1% | 2010 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 58.5% | 2010 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 47.9% | 2010 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 43.0% | 2010 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 42.0% | 2010 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 39.8% | 2010 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 7 | Mauritius | 39.7% | 2010 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 37.6% | 2010 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 37.3% | 2010 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 36.5% | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Haiti | 36.3% | 2010 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 34.9% | 2010 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 34.8% | 2010 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 34.4% | 2010 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 30.7% | 2010 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Namibia | 30.5% | 2010 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 30.1% | 2010 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 29.9% | 2010 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 19 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 29.4% | 2010 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 28.2% | 2010 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 21 | Maldives | 27.1% | 2010 | up 212.8% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 26.7% | 2010 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.4% | 2010 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 25.2% | 2010 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 25 | Rwanda | 25.1% | 2010 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 24.1% | 2010 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 24.1% | 2010 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 23.2% | 2010 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.7% | 2010 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 22.7% | 2010 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 21.9% | 2010 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 32 | Qatar | 21.5% | 2010 | up 304.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 21.4% | 2010 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 34 | Kuwait | 20.9% | 2010 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 20.6% | 2010 | down 36.5% | flat |
| 36 | Gabon | 19.7% | 2010 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Guyana | 19.0% | 2010 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 38 | China | 18.6% | 2010 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 18.3% | 2010 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 18.1% | 2010 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 17.4% | 2010 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 16.9% | 2010 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 43 | Libya | 16.6% | 2010 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 16.5% | 2010 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 45 | Fiji | 16.1% | 2010 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 46 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.6% | 2010 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 15.5% | 2010 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 14.8% | 2010 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 49 | Tunisia | 14.8% | 2010 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Macau, China | 14.6% | 2010 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.4% | 2010 | down 63.8% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 14.2% | 2010 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 14.1% | 2010 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 54 | Iraq | 13.7% | 2010 | up 255.4% | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 13.6% | 2010 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 12.1% | 2010 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 11.6% | 2010 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Burundi | 11.6% | 2010 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 11.4% | 2010 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 11.1% | 2010 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 61 | Barbados | 11.0% | 2010 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 61 | Botswana | 11.0% | 2010 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 10.9% | 2010 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.5% | 2010 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 10.5% | 2010 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 10.4% | 2010 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.4% | 2010 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 9.9% | 2010 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 69 | Hong Kong, China | 9.8% | 2010 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 70 | Morocco | 9.7% | 2010 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 9.5% | 2010 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 72 | New Zealand | 9.5% | 2010 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 73 | Iceland | 9.5% | 2010 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 74 | Türkiye | 9.4% | 2010 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 75 | Malta | 9.0% | 2010 | up 2,550.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 8.8% | 2010 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | 8.4% | 2010 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 78 | Mongolia | 8.3% | 2010 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 8.1% | 2010 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 7.5% | 2010 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 7.2% | 2010 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 82 | Australia | 7.2% | 2010 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Romania | 7.0% | 2010 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 7.0% | 2010 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 85 | Cuba | 7.0% | 2010 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 86 | Senegal | 6.9% | 2010 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.8% | 2010 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 88 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.7% | 2010 | down 57.2% | flat |
| 89 | Sudan | 6.7% | 2010 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 90 | Austria | 6.6% | 2010 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Singapore | 6.4% | 2010 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bahrain | 6.4% | 2010 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2010 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 6.0% | 2010 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 5.8% | 2010 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 5.8% | 2010 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.2% | 2010 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 98 | India | 5.2% | 2010 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 99 | Belgium | 5.1% | 2010 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 100 | Tonga | 5.0% | 2010 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 101 | Ghana | 4.5% | 2010 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 102 | Japan | 3.9% | 2010 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 3.8% | 2010 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 104 | Liberia | 3.6% | 2010 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 3.2% | 2010 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 106 | Canada | 3.1% | 2010 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 107 | Israel | 2.5% | 2010 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 2.4% | 2010 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 2.2% | 2010 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 110 | France | 1.9% | 2010 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Greece | 1.9% | 2010 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2010 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Italy | 1.6% | 2010 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands | 1.5% | 2010 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Yemen | 1.5% | 2010 | up 4,866.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | 1.3% | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 117 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2010 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2010 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2010 | down 96.9% | falling |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2010 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2010 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2010 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 122 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2010 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2010 | down 94.8% | falling |
| 125 | Germany | 0.4% | 2010 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2010 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2010 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2010 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 0.2% | 2010 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2010 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2010 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 141 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Finland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Norway | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |