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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.7%
Malta
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
11.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.7% in Malta; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.6%, and the mean is 15.7%.

Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 2,414.3%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 62.7% 2010 up 86.2% volatile
2 Trinidad and Tobago 58.6% 2010 down 3.0% rising
3 Greece 57.9% 2010 up 85.2% rising
4 Colombia 55.7% 2010 up 130.4% rising
5 Spain 42.6% 2010 up 81.9% rising
6 Türkiye 41.9% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
7 Portugal 41.5% 2010 up 11.0% rising
8 Argentina 41.3% 2010 up 4.9% rising
9 Guyana 40.8% 2010 down 4.8% falling
10 Poland 39.4% 2010 up 17.6% rising
11 Iceland 38.8% 2010 down 22.7% falling
12 Italy 38.1% 2010 down 2.0% rising
13 Albania 37.6% 2010 down 6.0% volatile
14 Uruguay 37.4% 2010 up 3.2% rising
15 New Zealand 37.3% 2010 up 3.5% flat
16 Cyprus 37.2% 2010 up 55.9% rising
17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 36.7% 2010 up 54.4% volatile
18 France 36.0% 2010 down 13.4% rising
19 Fiji 35.4% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
20 Republic of Korea 34.9% 2010 down 5.1% rising
21 Macau, China 33.2% 2010 up 86.6% falling
22 Ireland 32.3% 2010 up 1.3% falling
23 Panama 28.4% 2010 up 44.7% rising
24 China 28.1% 2010 up 143.8% volatile
25 Costa Rica 27.9% 2010 up 16.9% rising
26 Jamaica 25.8% 2010 down 4.6% rising
27 Hong Kong (China) 25.5% 2010 up 198.0% rising
28 Brazil 25.4% 2010 up 3.6% rising
29 Malaysia 24.3% 2010 up 60.2% volatile
30 Luxembourg 24.1% 2010 down 34.7% falling
31 Sri Lanka 23.5% 2010 up 36.9% rising
32 Ecuador 23.4% 2010 up 1.2% rising
33 United Kingdom 22.5% 2010 down 48.0% falling
34 Indonesia 22.4% 2010 up 102.6% volatile
35 Belize 22.4% 2010 down 57.3% falling
36 Belgium 22.1% 2010 down 15.1% falling
37 Tonga 22.1% 2010 down 32.2% rising
38 Philippines 21.8% 2010 up 32.4% rising
39 Austria 21.6% 2010 down 31.7% falling
40 Peru 21.3% 2010 up 37.5% rising
41 Croatia 21.0% 2010 down 44.7% rising
42 Paraguay 20.7% 2010 up 11.9% rising
43 Zimbabwe 20.3% 2010 up 61.9% volatile
44 El Salvador 19.7% 2010 up 60.1% volatile
45 Viet Nam 19.2% 2010 down 11.4% rising
46 Bangladesh 19.2% 2010 down 1.7% rising
47 Sweden 19.1% 2010 down 30.7% falling
48 Chile 19.0% 2010 up 58.4% falling
49 Mexico 18.8% 2010 up 29.2% rising
50 Brunei Darussalam 18.7% 2010 up 35.5% rising
51 Japan 18.5% 2010 down 29.7% falling
52 Israel 16.4% 2010 down 29.5% falling
53 Syrian Arab Republic 16.3% 2010 up 469.0% volatile
54 Mauritania 16.2% 2010 up 4.6% rising
55 Lithuania 15.9% 2010 down 53.9% falling
56 Qatar 15.8% 2010 up 2,414.3% volatile
57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.7% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
58 Cameroon 15.4% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
59 Netherlands 15.2% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
60 Thailand 14.9% 2010 up 761.9% volatile
61 Namibia 14.3% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
62 Gabon 14.1% 2010 up 112.0% volatile
63 Tajikistan 14.0% 2010 down 45.2% rising
64 Cuba 13.4% 2010 down 10.1% falling
65 Mongolia 13.3% 2010 down 24.1% volatile
66 Cambodia 13.3% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
67 Jordan 13.2% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
68 Honduras 13.1% 2010 up 39.3% rising
69 Myanmar 12.4% 2010 up 51.0% volatile
70 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.3% 2010 up 54.8% volatile
71 Saudi Arabia 12.2% 2010 down 2.0% rising
72 Kyrgyzstan 11.8% 2010 down 67.7% rising
73 Congo 11.3% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
74 Armenia 10.8% 2010 down 57.3% falling
75 United Republic of Tanzania 10.8% 2010 up 25.3% rising
76 Denmark 10.2% 2010 down 58.9% falling
77 Guatemala 10.2% 2010 up 15.8% rising
78 Nicaragua 10.2% 2010 up 14.7% rising
79 Serbia 9.8% 2010 down 40.0% falling
80 Estonia 9.6% 2010 down 65.2% falling
81 Kuwait 9.6% 2010 up 96.3% volatile
82 Zambia 9.6% 2010 up 15.9% volatile
83 Dominican Republic 9.5% 2010 down 3.9% rising
84 Barbados 9.1% 2010 down 24.9% volatile
85 Botswana 9.1% 2010 down 4.1% volatile
86 Algeria 8.9% 2010 up 164.6% volatile
87 Burundi 8.8% 2010 up 40.9% volatile
88 Tunisia 8.8% 2010 up 149.2% volatile
89 Ukraine 8.8% 2010 down 69.3% falling
90 Libya 8.7% 2010 up 73.7% volatile
91 Sudan 8.5% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
92 Republic of Moldova 8.3% 2010 down 57.2% rising
93 Egypt 8.2% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
94 United Arab Emirates 8.1% 2010 up 89.7% volatile
95 Pakistan 7.9% 2010 up 64.2% rising
96 Togo 7.1% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
97 South Africa 6.7% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
98 India 6.6% 2010 up 68.6% rising
98 Slovenia 6.6% 2010 down 56.2% falling
100 Mauritius 6.6% 2010 up 77.6% volatile
101 Central African Republic 6.5% 2010 up 39.3% rising
102 Côte d'Ivoire 6.3% 2010 up 71.1% volatile
103 Lesotho 6.3% 2010 up 83.7% rising
104 Malawi 6.2% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
105 Australia 5.9% 2010 down 11.5% volatile
106 Liberia 5.9% 2010 up 92.2% rising
107 Singapore 5.7% 2010 down 13.5% volatile
108 Kenya 5.6% 2010 up 7.7% rising
109 Bulgaria 5.1% 2010 down 88.5% volatile
110 Benin 5.1% 2010 up 71.0% rising
111 Russian Federation 5.0% 2010 down 52.9% falling
112 Mozambique 4.5% 2010 up 72.3% rising
113 Sierra Leone 4.5% 2010 up 115.9% rising
114 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.4% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
114 Maldives 4.4% 2010 up 130.4% falling
116 Eswatini 4.3% 2010 down 15.3% rising
117 Ghana 4.2% 2010 up 110.7% rising
118 Canada 4.1% 2010 down 64.1% falling
119 Hungary 4.0% 2010 down 86.4% volatile
120 Senegal 4.0% 2010 down 31.9% volatile
121 Haiti 3.8% 2010 up 13.9% rising
122 Nepal 3.7% 2010 up 96.8% volatile
123 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.5% 2010 down 56.5% falling
124 Niger 3.5% 2010 down 10.0% rising
125 Latvia 3.5% 2010 down 66.0% falling
126 Papua New Guinea 3.5% 2010 up 248.5% volatile
127 Iraq 3.3% 2010 up 82.0% volatile
128 Switzerland 3.3% 2010 down 85.1% falling
129 Bahrain 2.7% 2010 up 23.5% rising
130 Rwanda 2.6% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
131 Romania 2.4% 2010 down 8.6% falling
132 Morocco 2.1% 2010 up 75.8% volatile
133 Uganda 2.1% 2010 down 69.4% volatile
134 United States 1.6% 2010 down 53.5% volatile
135 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 93.3% volatile
136 Kazakhstan 1.1% 2010 down 94.2% flat
137 Gambia 0.8% 2010 up 54.5% rising
138 Germany 0.7% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
140 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 99.0% falling
142 Czechia 0.1% 2010 down 64.3% volatile
143 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary