Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
65.5%
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 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.5%, and the mean is 12.9%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 352.5%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 65.5% | 2010 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 58.5% | 2010 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 47.9% | 2010 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 43.0% | 2010 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 42.0% | 2010 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 40.4% | 2010 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 39.8% | 2010 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 37.6% | 2010 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 37.3% | 2010 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 36.5% | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.9% | 2010 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 34.8% | 2010 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 34.4% | 2010 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 31.6% | 2010 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 30.5% | 2010 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 30.1% | 2010 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 29.7% | 2010 | up 311.5% | rising |
| 18 | Fiji | 29.1% | 2010 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 28.2% | 2010 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.3% | 2010 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 26.7% | 2010 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.4% | 2010 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Rwanda | 25.1% | 2010 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Jamaica | 24.6% | 2010 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 24.1% | 2010 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 23.9% | 2010 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 27 | Haiti | 23.4% | 2010 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 23.0% | 2010 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 22.7% | 2010 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 21.9% | 2010 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 31 | Qatar | 21.5% | 2010 | up 352.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 21.4% | 2010 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2010 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.1% | 2010 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 20.9% | 2010 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 19.7% | 2010 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 37 | Guyana | 19.0% | 2010 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 38 | China | 18.6% | 2010 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 17.8% | 2010 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 17.4% | 2010 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 17.4% | 2010 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 41 | Algeria | 17.4% | 2010 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 43 | Libya | 17.2% | 2010 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Macau, China | 17.1% | 2010 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 45 | Cameroon | 16.9% | 2010 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 46 | Uruguay | 16.9% | 2010 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 16.9% | 2010 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.6% | 2010 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 15.5% | 2010 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 50 | Gabon | 15.4% | 2010 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 15.1% | 2010 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.4% | 2010 | down 63.8% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 14.1% | 2010 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 14.1% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 13.3% | 2010 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 12.7% | 2010 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 12.1% | 2010 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 11.8% | 2010 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 11.6% | 2010 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 11.3% | 2010 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 61 | Iceland | 11.3% | 2010 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 11.1% | 2010 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 63 | Barbados | 11.0% | 2010 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 64 | Central African Republic | 10.7% | 2010 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 10.5% | 2010 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 10.5% | 2010 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 10.4% | 2010 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 9.9% | 2010 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 9.9% | 2010 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 70 | Hong Kong, China | 9.8% | 2010 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 9.5% | 2010 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 72 | New Zealand | 9.5% | 2010 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 73 | Türkiye | 9.4% | 2010 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 74 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.3% | 2010 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.2% | 2010 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 9.0% | 2010 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.8% | 2010 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Sudan | 7.7% | 2010 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 7.4% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Benin | 7.4% | 2010 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 81 | Austria | 7.2% | 2010 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 7.1% | 2010 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 83 | Ireland | 7.1% | 2010 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 7.1% | 2010 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 85 | Cuba | 7.0% | 2010 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 86 | Senegal | 6.9% | 2010 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.8% | 2010 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 88 | Singapore | 6.7% | 2010 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | 6.6% | 2010 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Australia | 6.6% | 2010 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 91 | India | 6.5% | 2010 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.4% | 2010 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 93 | Cyprus | 5.8% | 2010 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 94 | Bahrain | 5.6% | 2010 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Belgium | 5.5% | 2010 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 96 | Mozambique | 5.0% | 2010 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 96 | Tonga | 5.0% | 2010 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 98 | Ghana | 4.7% | 2010 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 99 | Morocco | 4.6% | 2010 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Japan | 3.9% | 2010 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 3.9% | 2010 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 102 | Italy | 3.5% | 2010 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% | 2010 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 3.3% | 2010 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 105 | Liberia | 3.2% | 2010 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 106 | Canada | 3.1% | 2010 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 107 | Israel | 2.5% | 2010 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 2.4% | 2010 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 2.2% | 2010 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 2.0% | 2010 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 111 | France | 2.0% | 2010 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Greece | 1.9% | 2010 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | 1.8% | 2010 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2010 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 1.8% | 2010 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands | 1.5% | 2010 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2010 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Gambia | 1.5% | 2010 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2010 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 120 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2010 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2010 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2010 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2010 | down 94.9% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8% | 2010 | down 95.8% | falling |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2010 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Germany | 0.3% | 2010 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2010 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 0.2% | 2010 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 0.2% | 2010 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Malta | 0.2% | 2010 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2010 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2010 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2010 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 141 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Finland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Norway | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |