Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
89.6%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
19.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 89.6% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.0%, and the mean is 28.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,791.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 1,061.2%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 78.6%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 89.6% | 2010 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovakia | 88.6% | 2010 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 81.8% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Latvia | 79.8% | 2010 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 78.2% | 2010 | up 444.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 77.6% | 2010 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovenia | 76.9% | 2010 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 75.9% | 2010 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Barbados | 74.2% | 2010 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 73.9% | 2010 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 72.9% | 2010 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belize | 71.8% | 2010 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 71.5% | 2010 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 69.7% | 2010 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 68.5% | 2010 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Armenia | 68.5% | 2010 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 66.2% | 2010 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 65.8% | 2010 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.7% | 2010 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 63.4% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Tonga | 62.8% | 2010 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 62.0% | 2010 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 61.4% | 2010 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 61.3% | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 59.8% | 2010 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 57.5% | 2010 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 56.0% | 2010 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 55.8% | 2010 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 55.5% | 2010 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 55.2% | 2010 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 52.8% | 2010 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 52.7% | 2010 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 49.8% | 2010 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 47.4% | 2010 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 35 | France | 45.9% | 2010 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 45.5% | 2010 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 44.1% | 2010 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 38 | United States of America | 43.7% | 2010 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 43.6% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 43.0% | 2010 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 42.6% | 2010 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 42.2% | 2010 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 40.3% | 2010 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 38.9% | 2010 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 37.9% | 2010 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 36.2% | 2010 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 36.2% | 2010 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 35.3% | 2010 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 33.7% | 2010 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 50 | Hong Kong, China | 33.4% | 2010 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Macau, China | 33.1% | 2010 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Singapore | 32.6% | 2010 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 30.9% | 2010 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 30.4% | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 30.0% | 2010 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 29.8% | 2010 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 57 | Cyprus | 29.7% | 2010 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 27.2% | 2010 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 59 | China | 27.1% | 2010 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 27.0% | 2010 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Qatar | 25.8% | 2010 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Guyana | 25.3% | 2010 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 24.7% | 2010 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.7% | 2010 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 22.0% | 2010 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 21.9% | 2010 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2010 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 20.7% | 2010 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 20.3% | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.9% | 2010 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 19.4% | 2010 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 19.4% | 2010 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 18.5% | 2010 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Kuwait | 18.3% | 2010 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 18.3% | 2010 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 17.8% | 2010 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Colombia | 17.5% | 2010 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 78 | India | 17.5% | 2010 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 17.3% | 2010 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.1% | 2010 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 16.8% | 2010 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 16.7% | 2010 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2010 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.8% | 2010 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 15.4% | 2010 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 14.7% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.4% | 2010 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 14.3% | 2010 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bahrain | 13.7% | 2010 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Mexico | 13.2% | 2010 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 13.2% | 2010 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 13.0% | 2010 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 12.9% | 2010 | up 248.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Indonesia | 12.6% | 2010 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 12.0% | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 10.8% | 2010 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 97 | Namibia | 10.8% | 2010 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 10.6% | 2010 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 10.5% | 2010 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.5% | 2010 | up 323.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 10.2% | 2010 | up 436.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 9.9% | 2010 | up 1,061.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Zambia | 9.5% | 2010 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2010 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 105 | Thailand | 9.4% | 2010 | up 165.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Portugal | 9.3% | 2010 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 9.2% | 2010 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 9.1% | 2010 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 109 | Haiti | 8.9% | 2010 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 110 | Eswatini | 8.4% | 2010 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Liberia | 8.4% | 2010 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 8.3% | 2010 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Türkiye | 8.1% | 2010 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 114 | Guatemala | 8.1% | 2010 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 115 | Iraq | 7.7% | 2010 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | 7.6% | 2010 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 117 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2010 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 7.3% | 2010 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 6.6% | 2010 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 6.5% | 2010 | up 165.6% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 6.5% | 2010 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | 5.2% | 2010 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.7% | 2010 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.2% | 2010 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 4.1% | 2010 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% | 2010 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 4.0% | 2010 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 128 | Senegal | 4.0% | 2010 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 2010 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.7% | 2010 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Mali | 3.7% | 2010 | up 815.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 3.4% | 2010 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Sudan | 3.1% | 2010 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Kenya | 2.5% | 2010 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 135 | Rwanda | 2.0% | 2010 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2010 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 1.8% | 2010 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.4% | 2010 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritania | 1.3% | 2010 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2010 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2010 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 0.8% | 2010 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 0.5% | 2010 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)