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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
58.6%
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 58.6% in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.6%, and the mean is 15.3%.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 4,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Trinidad and Tobago 58.6% 2010 down 2.9% rising
2 Greece 57.9% 2010 up 71.2% rising
3 Colombia 55.7% 2010 up 151.1% volatile
4 Malta 45.2% 2010 up 153.0% rising
5 Spain 42.6% 2010 up 86.5% rising
6 Iceland 42.0% 2010 down 14.0% falling
7 Türkiye 41.9% 2010 up 65.3% volatile
8 Portugal 41.5% 2010 up 17.7% rising
9 Argentina 39.8% 2010 up 0.9% rising
10 Guyana 39.7% 2010 down 7.2% falling
11 Poland 39.4% 2010 down 1.1% rising
12 Italy 38.1% 2010 down 25.6% rising
13 Albania 37.6% 2010 down 6.0% volatile
14 Uruguay 37.4% 2010 down 3.6% rising
15 Cyprus 37.2% 2010 up 122.0% rising
16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.7% 2010 up 60.7% volatile
17 Korea 36.6% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
18 France 36.4% 2010 up 34.1% rising
19 New Zealand 36.1% 2010 up 4.7% falling
20 Ireland 32.1% 2010 down 7.2% falling
21 Austria 28.5% 2010 down 15.7% falling
22 Panama 28.4% 2010 up 44.7% rising
23 China 28.1% 2010 up 143.8% volatile
23 Luxembourg 28.1% 2010 down 28.1% flat
25 Costa Rica 27.9% 2010 up 4.7% rising
26 Jamaica 27.5% 2010 down 1.1% rising
27 Fiji 27.0% 2010 up 65.7% volatile
28 Hong Kong (China) 25.5% 2010 up 198.0% rising
29 United Kingdom 24.5% 2010 down 46.9% falling
30 Malaysia 24.3% 2010 up 91.4% volatile
31 Sri Lanka 23.5% 2010 up 36.9% rising
32 Ecuador 23.4% 2010 down 0.2% rising
33 Indonesia 22.4% 2010 up 110.6% volatile
34 Belize 22.4% 2010 down 56.9% falling
35 Belgium 22.2% 2010 down 26.4% falling
36 Tonga 22.1% 2010 down 33.4% rising
37 Denmark 22.1% 2010 down 28.2% falling
38 Philippines 21.8% 2010 up 32.4% rising
39 Brazil 21.5% 2010 up 7.8% rising
40 Peru 21.3% 2010 up 35.2% rising
41 Croatia 21.0% 2010 down 42.4% rising
42 Paraguay 20.7% 2010 up 11.9% rising
43 Zimbabwe 20.1% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
44 El Salvador 19.7% 2010 up 221.0% volatile
45 Viet Nam 19.2% 2010 down 11.2% rising
46 Sweden 19.1% 2010 down 39.0% falling
47 Chile 19.0% 2010 up 58.4% falling
48 Bangladesh 18.8% 2010 down 3.7% rising
49 Mexico 18.8% 2010 up 29.2% rising
50 Japan 17.6% 2010 down 34.2% falling
51 Mongolia 17.1% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
52 Israel 16.4% 2010 down 56.5% falling
53 Syrian Arab Republic 16.3% 2010 up 469.0% volatile
54 Mauritania 16.2% 2010 up 4.5% rising
55 Lithuania 15.9% 2010 down 62.4% falling
56 Qatar 15.8% 2010 up 4,850.0% volatile
57 Brunei Darussalam 15.6% 2010 up 14.6% rising
58 Netherlands 15.2% 2010 down 44.2% volatile
59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.9% 2010 up 36.0% volatile
60 Thailand 14.8% 2010 up 753.8% volatile
61 Macau (China) 14.7% 2010 down 17.6% falling
62 Namibia 14.1% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
63 Cambodia 13.3% 2010 up 166.3% volatile
64 Jordan 13.2% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
65 Honduras 13.1% 2010 up 61.8% rising
66 Tajikistan 13.0% 2010 down 49.3% rising
67 Cuba 12.7% 2010 down 14.7% falling
68 Myanmar 12.3% 2010 up 78.0% volatile
69 Saudi Arabia 12.0% 2010 down 4.1% rising
70 Cameroon 11.9% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
71 Kyrgyzstan 11.8% 2010 down 64.6% rising
72 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.8% 2010 up 25.1% rising
73 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.3% 2010 up 16.9% volatile
74 Armenia 9.9% 2010 down 60.8% falling
75 Serbia 9.8% 2010 down 41.0% falling
76 Gabon 9.8% 2010 up 162.8% volatile
77 Kuwait 9.6% 2010 up 111.0% volatile
78 Nicaragua 9.6% 2010 up 21.4% rising
79 Dominican Republic 9.5% 2010 up 2.2% rising
80 Zambia 9.5% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
81 Kazakhstan 9.1% 2010 down 49.9% rising
82 Russia 9.0% 2010 down 47.4% falling
83 Estonia 8.9% 2010 down 68.0% falling
84 Burundi 8.8% 2010 up 148.7% volatile
85 Botswana 8.8% 2010 down 4.2% volatile
86 Tunisia 8.8% 2010 up 200.7% volatile
87 Guatemala 8.8% 2010 unchanged rising
88 Barbados 8.4% 2010 down 30.3% volatile
89 Republic of Moldova 8.2% 2010 down 54.5% rising
90 Ukraine 8.0% 2010 down 69.0% falling
91 Pakistan 7.9% 2010 up 67.7% rising
92 Egypt 7.8% 2010 up 6.5% volatile
93 Bulgaria 7.6% 2010 down 81.5% rising
94 Togo 7.1% 2010 up 137.5% volatile
95 Slovenia 6.7% 2010 down 55.6% falling
96 South Africa 6.7% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
97 Mauritius 6.6% 2010 up 77.6% volatile
98 Central African Republic 6.5% 2010 up 66.3% rising
99 Congo 6.4% 2010 up 189.5% volatile
100 Latvia 6.3% 2010 down 41.1% falling
101 Lesotho 6.3% 2010 up 114.3% rising
102 Malawi 6.2% 2010 up 89.4% volatile
103 Sudan 5.9% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
104 Kenya 5.6% 2010 up 6.4% rising
105 Australia 5.5% 2010 down 30.3% volatile
106 Canada 5.1% 2010 down 54.8% falling
107 United Arab Emirates 5.1% 2010 up 104.9% volatile
108 Benin 5.0% 2010 up 70.0% rising
109 Singapore 5.0% 2010 down 11.2% volatile
110 Libya 5.0% 2010 up 55.3% volatile
111 Liberia 4.9% 2010 up 62.6% rising
112 Côte d'Ivoire 4.8% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
113 India 4.6% 2010 up 26.1% rising
114 Niger 4.2% 2010 up 4.2% rising
115 Ghana 4.2% 2010 up 110.7% rising
116 Hungary 4.0% 2010 down 86.4% falling
117 Senegal 4.0% 2010 down 46.9% volatile
118 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.5% 2010 down 56.5% falling
119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.5% 2010 down 37.6% volatile
120 Papua New Guinea 3.4% 2010 up 246.5% volatile
121 Mozambique 3.3% 2010 up 103.7% rising
122 Algeria 3.3% 2010 up 24.5% rising
123 Switzerland 3.2% 2010 down 86.7% falling
124 Haiti 3.1% 2010 down 15.9% rising
125 Eswatini 3.1% 2010 up 3.0% rising
126 Bahrain 2.7% 2010 up 23.5% rising
127 Nepal 2.6% 2010 up 38.9% volatile
128 Rwanda 2.6% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
129 Maldives 2.6% 2010 up 34.0% falling
130 Sierra Leone 2.1% 2010 down 6.2% falling
131 Romania 2.1% 2010 down 8.6% falling
132 Morocco 2.1% 2010 up 74.2% volatile
133 Uganda 2.1% 2010 down 69.4% volatile
134 United States 2.1% 2010 down 41.8% volatile
135 Iraq 2.0% 2010 up 61.0% volatile
136 Gambia 0.8% 2010 up 50.0% rising
137 Mali 0.7% 2010 up 65.0% rising
138 Germany 0.6% 2010 down 97.5% falling
139 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
140 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
140 Slovak Republic 0.2% 2010 down 99.0% falling
142 Czechia 0.1% 2010 down 67.7% volatile
143 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary