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

Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
67.5%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
9.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 67.5% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.3%, and the mean is 15.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,372.

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 1,095.6%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 51.2%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 67.5% 2010 up 146.7% volatile
2 Czechia 63.8% 2010 up 18.7% volatile
3 Slovakia 56.8% 2010 up 158.3% volatile
4 Switzerland 54.6% 2010 up 107.5% rising
5 Germany 54.5% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
6 Armenia 54.2% 2010 up 44.4% rising
7 Slovenia 48.8% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
8 Norway 48.2% 2010 up 92.8% volatile
9 Poland 47.3% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
10 Kyrgyzstan 44.3% 2010 up 217.8% volatile
11 Sweden 42.4% 2010 up 20.0% rising
12 Tajikistan 42.0% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
13 Latvia 41.6% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
14 Lithuania 41.2% 2010 up 91.6% volatile
15 Bulgaria 38.8% 2010 up 292.9% volatile
16 United States 38.7% 2010 down 15.9% rising
17 Estonia 38.2% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
18 Japan 35.7% 2010 up 51.4% volatile
19 Croatia 34.7% 2010 up 124.1% volatile
20 Moldova 34.4% 2010 up 189.6% volatile
21 Austria 32.8% 2010 up 43.4% rising
22 Denmark 32.5% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
23 United Kingdom 32.1% 2010 up 921.7% volatile
24 Hungary 31.9% 2010 up 138.3% volatile
25 Ukraine 30.6% 2010 up 137.9% volatile
26 Mongolia 30.4% 2010 up 193.8% volatile
27 France 30.3% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
28 Netherlands 30.2% 2010 up 9.8% volatile
29 Australia 30.1% 2010 down 35.6% rising
30 Serbia 29.9% 2010 up 255.9% volatile
31 Canada 28.6% 2010 up 43.4% rising
32 South Africa 26.3% 2010 up 202.2% volatile
33 Romania 26.3% 2010 up 66.2% volatile
34 Finland 26.1% 2010 up 539.0% volatile
35 Israel 25.2% 2010 up 43.2% rising
36 Albania 24.1% 2010 up 136.3% volatile
37 Barbados 23.4% 2010 up 13.8% volatile
38 Luxembourg 23.2% 2010 up 14.3% volatile
39 Belgium 22.1% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
40 United Arab Emirates 22.0% 2010 up 130.6% volatile
41 Tonga 20.9% 2010 up 347.9% volatile
42 South Korea 20.8% 2010 up 64.8% volatile
43 Cyprus 20.6% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
44 Iceland 20.6% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
45 Russia 20.1% 2010 up 12.3% volatile
46 Singapore 19.9% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
47 Hong Kong 19.6% 2010 up 276.0% volatile
48 Chile 19.5% 2010 up 9.4% rising
49 Cuba 19.2% 2010 up 155.5% volatile
50 Argentina 19.1% 2010 up 63.0% volatile
51 Belize 17.1% 2010 up 266.2% volatile
52 Macao 16.2% 2010 up 180.2% volatile
53 Qatar 16.1% 2010 up 213.0% volatile
54 Italy 15.8% 2010 up 76.1% volatile
55 Trinidad and Tobago 15.3% 2010 up 116.9% volatile
56 Ireland 15.0% 2010 down 10.8% rising
57 Mauritius 14.8% 2010 up 198.6% volatile
58 Greece 14.4% 2010 up 12.3% rising
59 Jamaica 14.1% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
60 Vietnam 13.7% 2010 up 153.5% volatile
61 Peru 13.3% 2010 down 3.3% volatile
62 Guyana 13.2% 2010 up 300.0% volatile
63 Brunei 12.3% 2010 up 160.1% volatile
64 Panama 12.3% 2010 up 24.4% rising
65 Philippines 11.8% 2010 down 19.0% rising
66 India 10.9% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
67 Sri Lanka 10.7% 2010 down 49.9% volatile
68 Venezuela 10.5% 2010 up 231.9% volatile
69 Uruguay 10.1% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
70 Bahrain 9.9% 2010 up 139.8% volatile
71 Bangladesh 9.9% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
72 Bolivia 9.4% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
73 Brazil 9.3% 2010 up 92.8% volatile
74 Malaysia 9.3% 2010 up 126.0% volatile
75 Iran 9.3% 2010 up 67.5% volatile
76 Ghana 9.0% 2010 up 100.9% volatile
77 Fiji 8.7% 2010 down 20.5% volatile
78 China 8.6% 2010 up 182.5% volatile
79 Costa Rica 8.2% 2010 up 39.5% rising
80 Libya 8.1% 2010 up 161.3% volatile
81 Kuwait 8.1% 2010 up 6.6% volatile
82 Colombia 8.0% 2010 up 14.3% rising
83 Saudi Arabia 7.9% 2010 up 7.9% rising
84 Spain 7.7% 2010 up 56.8% volatile
85 Egypt 7.7% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
86 Ecuador 7.3% 2010 up 15.0% rising
86 New Zealand 7.3% 2010 down 17.9% falling
88 Honduras 7.2% 2010 up 51.9% rising
89 Namibia 7.0% 2010 up 62.8% rising
90 Indonesia 6.9% 2010 up 208.9% volatile
91 El Salvador 6.9% 2010 up 134.7% volatile
92 Pakistan 6.8% 2010 up 52.4% volatile
93 Liberia 6.7% 2010 up 106.7% rising
94 Dominican Republic 6.6% 2010 up 414.0% volatile
95 Jordan 6.6% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
96 Botswana 6.5% 2010 up 61.8% volatile
97 Malta 6.3% 2010 down 40.0% falling
98 Thailand 6.2% 2010 up 388.2% volatile
99 Paraguay 6.0% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
100 Syria 5.4% 2010 up 1,095.6% volatile
101 Gabon 5.3% 2010 up 477.2% volatile
102 Zambia 5.2% 2010 up 392.4% volatile
103 Mexico 4.8% 2010 up 52.7% rising
104 Cameroon 4.8% 2010 up 167.6% volatile
105 Haiti 4.6% 2010 up 12.4% rising
106 Turkey 4.5% 2010 up 63.0% rising
107 Nicaragua 4.4% 2010 up 31.8% rising
108 Iraq 4.0% 2010 up 157.4% volatile
109 Zimbabwe 3.9% 2010 up 33.2% volatile
110 Guatemala 3.8% 2010 down 10.9% rising
111 Morocco 3.8% 2010 up 138.1% volatile
112 Congo 3.4% 2010 up 240.0% volatile
113 Togo 3.4% 2010 up 140.7% volatile
114 Tunisia 3.4% 2010 up 86.1% volatile
115 Portugal 3.2% 2010 down 51.2% rising
116 Uganda 3.1% 2010 up 665.9% volatile
117 Algeria 2.9% 2010 up 342.4% volatile
118 Myanmar 2.6% 2010 up 212.2% volatile
119 Lesotho 2.3% 2010 down 39.5% volatile
120 Papua New Guinea 2.1% 2010 up 176.3% volatile
121 Gambia 2.1% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
122 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.9% 2010 up 79.4% volatile
123 Benin 1.9% 2010 up 92.9% volatile
124 Sierra Leone 1.6% 2010 up 54.4% rising
125 Mali 1.5% 2010 up 700.0% volatile
126 Cote d'Ivoire 1.5% 2010 up 57.4% volatile
127 Malawi 1.4% 2010 up 132.8% volatile
128 Sudan 1.4% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
129 Senegal 1.2% 2010 up 30.0% volatile
130 Eswatini 1.1% 2010 down 28.9% rising
131 Laos 1.1% 2010 up 114.0% volatile
132 Rwanda 1.0% 2010 up 258.6% volatile
133 Nepal 1.0% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
134 Kenya 1.0% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
135 Central African Republic 1.0% 2010 up 157.9% volatile
136 Burundi 0.9% 2010 up 93.9% volatile
137 Mauritania 0.7% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
138 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
139 Maldives 0.6% 2010 up 93.1% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.5% 2010 up 184.2% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.4% 2010 up 23.5% volatile
142 Tanzania 0.4% 2010 up 63.6% volatile
143 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 160.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary