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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)