Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
37.8%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
2.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 37.8% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 4.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,889.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 825.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 91.2%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 37.8% | 2010 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 26.9% | 2010 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 18.8% | 2010 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 4 | New Zealand | 16.8% | 2010 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Israel | 15.2% | 2010 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 14.1% | 2010 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 13.0% | 2010 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 12.9% | 2010 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 12.6% | 2010 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 11.0% | 2010 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 10.3% | 2010 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 10.2% | 2010 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 9.8% | 2010 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 9.7% | 2010 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 9.4% | 2010 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 9.2% | 2010 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 8.9% | 2010 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 8.7% | 2010 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 8.7% | 2010 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 8.4% | 2010 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8.2% | 2010 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 8.0% | 2010 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 8.0% | 2010 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 24 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2010 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 7.7% | 2010 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 7.6% | 2010 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 2010 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 7.5% | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.4% | 2010 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Qatar | 7.2% | 2010 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 7.0% | 2010 | up 217.7% | volatile |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 7.0% | 2010 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3% | 2010 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 6.2% | 2010 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 6.2% | 2010 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 6.1% | 2010 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 6.0% | 2010 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2010 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Austria | 5.6% | 2010 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 5.5% | 2010 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 5.5% | 2010 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 5.4% | 2010 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 5.3% | 2010 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2010 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.0% | 2010 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 4.9% | 2010 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 4.9% | 2010 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2010 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 4.7% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 4.6% | 2010 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 4.6% | 2010 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 4.4% | 2010 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 4.1% | 2010 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 4.0% | 2010 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.0% | 2010 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2010 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Congo | 3.7% | 2010 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 3.6% | 2010 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 3.5% | 2010 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 3.5% | 2010 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 3.2% | 2010 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 3.1% | 2010 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Singapore | 3.0% | 2010 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cuba | 3.0% | 2010 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2010 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% | 2010 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 2.8% | 2010 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Türkiye | 2.7% | 2010 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 2.6% | 2010 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 2.6% | 2010 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 2.5% | 2010 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 2.2% | 2010 | up 282.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Egypt | 2.2% | 2010 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritius | 2.2% | 2010 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Belize | 2.2% | 2010 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.1% | 2010 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Tonga | 2.1% | 2010 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.1% | 2010 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Colombia | 2.0% | 2010 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% | 2010 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 1.8% | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Macau, China | 1.8% | 2010 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 1.8% | 2010 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Liberia | 1.8% | 2010 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 1.8% | 2010 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 1.7% | 2010 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2010 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 1.6% | 2010 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 1.6% | 2010 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2010 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 1.6% | 2010 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2010 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Viet Nam | 1.5% | 2010 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Libya | 1.5% | 2010 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 1.5% | 2010 | up 595.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2010 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Indonesia | 1.4% | 2010 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2010 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 1.4% | 2010 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.3% | 2010 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2010 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 1.1% | 2010 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2010 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2010 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2010 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2010 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2010 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 108 | Togo | 0.9% | 2010 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2010 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 0.8% | 2010 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 111 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2010 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 0.8% | 2010 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | 0.8% | 2010 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2010 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2010 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Kenya | 0.7% | 2010 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Maldives | 0.5% | 2010 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 0.5% | 2010 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2010 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.5% | 2010 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2010 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0.5% | 2010 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | 0.4% | 2010 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.4% | 2010 | up 825.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2010 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2010 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 127 | China | 0.3% | 2010 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2010 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2010 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2010 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2% | 2010 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2010 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Albania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Haiti | 0.2% | 2010 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2010 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Niger | 0.2% | 2010 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% | 2010 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2010 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2010 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Cameroon | 0.1% | 2010 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2010 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2010 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |