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

Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
29.3%
United States of America
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
4.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 29.3% in United States of America; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 5.8%.

Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 1,559.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 29.3% 2010 up 76.0% volatile
2 Israel 23.9% 2010 up 20.2% volatile
3 Ukraine 23.6% 2010 up 67.3% volatile
4 Russia 22.6% 2010 up 53.6% volatile
5 Canada 20.2% 2010 up 201.0% volatile
6 Estonia 19.9% 2010 up 56.7% volatile
7 Australia 19.5% 2010 up 121.8% rising
8 Mongolia 19.1% 2010 up 231.7% volatile
9 United Arab Emirates 18.0% 2010 up 184.7% volatile
10 Kazakhstan 16.5% 2010 up 225.7% volatile
11 Ireland 15.0% 2010 up 100.5% volatile
12 Switzerland 14.4% 2010 up 74.3% volatile
13 Sweden 13.9% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
14 Germany 13.6% 2010 up 52.0% volatile
15 Armenia 13.0% 2010 up 58.0% rising
16 Finland 12.8% 2010 up 105.0% volatile
17 Bulgaria 12.8% 2010 up 61.9% volatile
18 Hungary 12.6% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
19 Netherlands 11.9% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
20 New Zealand 11.9% 2010 down 11.6% volatile
21 Belgium 11.8% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
22 Lithuania 11.6% 2010 up 57.6% volatile
22 Luxembourg 11.6% 2010 up 153.8% volatile
24 Denmark 11.5% 2010 up 68.3% rising
25 Latvia 10.4% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
26 Cyprus 10.4% 2010 up 121.4% volatile
27 Norway 10.4% 2010 up 82.1% volatile
28 Slovenia 10.4% 2010 up 83.4% volatile
29 Serbia 10.1% 2010 up 1,559.0% volatile
30 Costa Rica 10.0% 2010 up 50.5% volatile
31 Korea 10.0% 2010 up 56.8% volatile
32 Croatia 9.7% 2010 up 144.9% volatile
33 United Kingdom 9.6% 2010 up 7.2% volatile
34 Greece 9.3% 2010 up 72.5% volatile
34 Kyrgyzstan 9.3% 2010 up 69.1% volatile
36 Peru 9.3% 2010 up 0.1% volatile
37 Iran 9.1% 2010 up 92.8% volatile
38 Qatar 9.1% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
39 Panama 8.8% 2010 up 37.4% volatile
40 Austria 8.7% 2010 up 84.4% volatile
41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.7% 2010 up 147.4% volatile
42 Moldova 8.4% 2010 up 97.9% volatile
43 Poland 7.9% 2010 up 36.6% volatile
44 Singapore 7.5% 2010 up 146.7% volatile
45 Brunei Darussalam 7.5% 2010 up 106.3% volatile
46 Japan 7.4% 2010 up 40.3% volatile
47 Spain 7.3% 2010 up 95.2% volatile
48 Tajikistan 7.0% 2010 up 130.1% volatile
49 Trinidad and Tobago 6.6% 2010 up 120.7% volatile
50 Colombia 6.6% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
51 Jamaica 6.5% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
52 France 6.5% 2010 up 43.6% volatile
53 Malta 6.2% 2010 up 47.2% volatile
54 Slovak Republic 6.2% 2010 down 11.8% volatile
55 Argentina 6.0% 2010 up 69.5% rising
56 Czechia 5.8% 2010 down 0.5% volatile
57 Mexico 5.6% 2010 up 133.1% volatile
58 Iceland 5.5% 2010 up 32.9% volatile
59 Hong Kong (China) 5.5% 2010 up 88.3% volatile
60 Macau (China) 5.3% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
61 Cuba 5.3% 2010 up 207.0% volatile
62 Brazil 5.2% 2010 up 73.2% volatile
63 Saudi Arabia 5.0% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
64 Chile 4.9% 2010 down 21.9% volatile
65 Kuwait 4.8% 2010 up 10.0% volatile
66 Nicaragua 4.6% 2010 up 49.2% rising
67 Fiji 4.6% 2010 up 38.8% volatile
68 Bahrain 4.3% 2010 up 134.6% volatile
69 Philippines 4.3% 2010 down 42.7% rising
70 Paraguay 4.2% 2010 up 41.2% volatile
71 Jordan 4.2% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
72 Uruguay 4.1% 2010 up 6.8% rising
73 India 4.0% 2010 up 76.8% volatile
74 Italy 3.8% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
75 Belize 3.8% 2010 up 59.7% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 3.7% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
77 Syrian Arab Republic 3.5% 2010 up 82.5% volatile
78 Viet Nam 3.4% 2010 up 113.0% volatile
79 Egypt 3.4% 2010 up 80.4% volatile
80 Romania 3.4% 2010 down 6.1% rising
81 Thailand 3.4% 2010 up 243.9% volatile
82 Tonga 2.9% 2010 down 19.7% volatile
83 Honduras 2.8% 2010 up 184.7% volatile
84 Algeria 2.7% 2010 up 478.7% volatile
84 Türkiye 2.7% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
86 Pakistan 2.7% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
87 El Salvador 2.5% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
88 Gabon 2.5% 2010 up 402.0% volatile
89 Libya 2.4% 2010 up 215.6% volatile
90 Iraq 2.4% 2010 up 113.4% volatile
91 Portugal 2.4% 2010 up 56.3% volatile
92 Botswana 2.3% 2010 up 69.3% volatile
93 Bangladesh 2.2% 2010 up 99.1% volatile
94 Liberia 2.0% 2010 up 114.9% rising
95 Malaysia 1.9% 2010 up 240.0% volatile
96 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.9% 2010 up 53.7% volatile
97 Ecuador 1.7% 2010 down 43.6% volatile
98 Indonesia 1.6% 2010 up 523.1% volatile
99 Myanmar 1.6% 2010 up 101.3% volatile
100 Nepal 1.5% 2010 up 226.1% volatile
101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% 2010 up 120.6% volatile
101 Namibia 1.4% 2010 up 98.6% rising
103 Tunisia 1.4% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
104 Afghanistan 1.3% 2010 up 88.6% volatile
104 Zambia 1.3% 2010 up 135.7% volatile
106 Gambia 1.3% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
107 Uganda 1.2% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
108 China (People’s Republic of) 1.1% 2010 up 8.6% volatile
108 Congo 1.1% 2010 up 208.1% volatile
110 Côte d'Ivoire 1.1% 2010 up 56.3% volatile
111 Ghana 1.0% 2010 down 49.3% volatile
112 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2010 down 34.2% rising
113 Togo 0.9% 2010 up 76.5% volatile
114 Central African Republic 0.9% 2010 up 91.3% volatile
115 Haiti 0.8% 2010 up 9.6% volatile
116 Mauritius 0.8% 2010 up 52.9% rising
117 Benin 0.8% 2010 up 117.1% volatile
118 Senegal 0.7% 2010 up 132.3% volatile
118 South Africa 0.7% 2010 up 22.0% rising
120 Zimbabwe 0.7% 2010 up 45.8% rising
121 Mali 0.7% 2010 up 378.6% volatile
122 Kenya 0.6% 2010 up 22.4% rising
123 Sudan 0.6% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
124 Barbados 0.6% 2010 unchanged rising
125 Morocco 0.5% 2010 up 1,533.3% volatile
126 Cameroon 0.3% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
126 Mauritania 0.3% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
128 Cambodia 0.3% 2010 up 433.3% volatile
128 Lesotho 0.3% 2010 up 45.5% volatile
130 Malawi 0.3% 2010 up 47.4% volatile
130 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2010 up 300.0% volatile
132 Albania 0.2% 2010 down 92.9% volatile
132 Maldives 0.2% 2010 up 1,000.0% volatile
134 Burundi 0.2% 2010 up 110.0% volatile
134 Niger 0.2% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
136 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 111.1% volatile
137 Guyana 0.1% 2010 down 60.0% volatile
137 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 up 180.0% rising
137 Sierra Leone 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
140 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
141 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
142 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 95.4% volatile
142 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary