Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
54.7%
Belize
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
8.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 54.7% in Belize; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5%, and the mean is 12.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,823.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 1,429.5%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 90.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belize | 54.7% | 2010 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Finland | 52.1% | 2010 | up 406.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Barbados | 50.9% | 2010 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 49.8% | 2010 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Tonga | 41.9% | 2010 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 38.3% | 2010 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 35.1% | 2010 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 34.2% | 2010 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 34.1% | 2010 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 33.4% | 2010 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 33.2% | 2010 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 31.8% | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Albania | 31.7% | 2010 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 31.6% | 2010 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 29.4% | 2010 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 29.3% | 2010 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 28.0% | 2010 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 27.6% | 2010 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 27.6% | 2010 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Cuba | 26.3% | 2010 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 26.3% | 2010 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 25.9% | 2010 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 25.8% | 2010 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 25.1% | 2010 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 25.1% | 2010 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 24.6% | 2010 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 24.1% | 2010 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 23.1% | 2010 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 22.8% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 21.5% | 2010 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 21.4% | 2010 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 21.0% | 2010 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 20.9% | 2010 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 20.9% | 2010 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20.7% | 2010 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 20.4% | 2010 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.4% | 2010 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 38 | China | 18.6% | 2010 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 18.1% | 2010 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 17.8% | 2010 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Switzerland | 16.8% | 2010 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 41 | Macau, China | 16.8% | 2010 | up 195.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 16.7% | 2010 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 44 | France | 15.6% | 2010 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Botswana | 15.4% | 2010 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 15.4% | 2010 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2010 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 14.7% | 2010 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 14.7% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Armenia | 14.3% | 2010 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 14.0% | 2010 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 52 | Hong Kong, China | 13.9% | 2010 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 12.9% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Singapore | 12.7% | 2010 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Mongolia | 12.2% | 2010 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Guyana | 12.1% | 2010 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Fiji | 12.0% | 2010 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 11.9% | 2010 | up 268.1% | rising |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.3% | 2010 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 10.7% | 2010 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 60 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.7% | 2010 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Spain | 10.6% | 2010 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Kuwait | 10.3% | 2010 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Qatar | 9.7% | 2010 | up 189.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2010 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 66 | Congo | 9.5% | 2010 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 9.4% | 2010 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Cyprus | 9.1% | 2010 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 9.1% | 2010 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9% | 2010 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 8.9% | 2010 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 8.6% | 2010 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 73 | Brazil | 8.4% | 2010 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Mexico | 8.4% | 2010 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 8.0% | 2010 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 7.5% | 2010 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 77 | Malaysia | 7.5% | 2010 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | 7.4% | 2010 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 79 | Eswatini | 7.4% | 2010 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 7.1% | 2010 | up 296.6% | rising |
| 81 | Egypt | 7.0% | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 6.8% | 2010 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 6.7% | 2010 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | 6.7% | 2010 | up 1,429.5% | volatile |
| 85 | India | 6.6% | 2010 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 6.5% | 2010 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 6.4% | 2010 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2010 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 2010 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 5.6% | 2010 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 5.5% | 2010 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5.3% | 2010 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Libya | 5.1% | 2010 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.1% | 2010 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 95 | United States of America | 5.0% | 2010 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.0% | 2010 | up 108.8% | flat |
| 97 | Togo | 5.0% | 2010 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Greece | 4.9% | 2010 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 99 | Gabon | 4.9% | 2010 | up 399.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 4.7% | 2010 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 4.7% | 2010 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 4.4% | 2010 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Zambia | 4.3% | 2010 | up 355.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 4.3% | 2010 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 4.3% | 2010 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Pakistan | 4.1% | 2010 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 3.9% | 2010 | up 142.0% | falling |
| 108 | Bahrain | 3.8% | 2010 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 3.8% | 2010 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 3.8% | 2010 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 111 | Iraq | 3.7% | 2010 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Türkiye | 3.6% | 2010 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2010 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 3.5% | 2010 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 3.3% | 2010 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 3.3% | 2010 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 3.3% | 2010 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2010 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Thailand | 3.2% | 2010 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.1% | 2010 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 2.8% | 2010 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2010 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Mali | 2.1% | 2010 | up 919.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2010 | down 61.6% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 2.0% | 2010 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% | 2010 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% | 2010 | down 73.7% | rising |
| 128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.8% | 2010 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Sudan | 1.7% | 2010 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2010 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 131 | Kenya | 1.5% | 2010 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 131 | Lesotho | 1.5% | 2010 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Algeria | 1.1% | 2010 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 134 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.0% | 2010 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2010 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 0.9% | 2010 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2010 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2010 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2010 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2010 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2010 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 0.2% | 2010 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 143 | Poland | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |