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

Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
63.8%
Czechia
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
9.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 63.8% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.3%, and the mean is 15.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,127.

Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 1,095.6%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 66.4%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 63.8% 2010 up 23.8% volatile
2 Slovakia 56.8% 2010 up 327.0% volatile
3 Armenia 54.9% 2010 up 46.1% rising
4 Switzerland 54.6% 2010 up 154.3% rising
5 Germany 54.5% 2010 up 155.3% volatile
6 Slovenia 48.8% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
7 Norway 48.2% 2010 up 183.0% volatile
8 Poland 47.3% 2010 up 45.2% volatile
9 Kazakhstan 45.3% 2010 up 87.6% volatile
10 United States 44.7% 2010 down 2.9% rising
11 Kyrgyzstan 44.3% 2010 up 284.1% volatile
12 Tajikistan 42.8% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
13 Sweden 42.4% 2010 up 28.8% rising
14 Lithuania 41.2% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
15 Latvia 39.2% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
16 Estonia 38.7% 2010 up 57.4% volatile
17 Japan 36.3% 2010 up 101.8% volatile
18 Croatia 34.7% 2010 up 208.7% volatile
19 Moldova 34.4% 2010 up 192.3% volatile
20 Bulgaria 33.7% 2010 up 358.2% volatile
21 Hungary 31.9% 2010 up 138.3% volatile
22 United Kingdom 30.7% 2010 up 909.2% volatile
23 Ukraine 30.6% 2010 up 164.5% volatile
24 France 30.3% 2010 up 31.2% volatile
25 Netherlands 30.2% 2010 up 9.8% volatile
26 Australia 29.9% 2010 down 32.8% rising
27 Serbia 29.9% 2010 up 307.4% volatile
28 Austria 26.8% 2010 down 12.2% rising
29 Canada 26.7% 2010 up 33.6% rising
30 Denmark 26.3% 2010 up 17.3% volatile
31 South Africa 26.3% 2010 up 202.2% volatile
32 Romania 26.3% 2010 up 112.4% volatile
33 Finland 26.1% 2010 up 384.6% volatile
34 Israel 25.2% 2010 down 26.4% rising
35 Mongolia 24.3% 2010 up 135.2% volatile
36 Albania 24.1% 2010 up 136.3% volatile
37 Barbados 23.9% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
38 Belgium 22.1% 2010 up 58.1% volatile
39 Luxembourg 21.9% 2010 up 15.1% rising
40 Tonga 20.9% 2010 up 411.5% volatile
41 Cyprus 20.6% 2010 up 103.9% volatile
42 Argentina 20.2% 2010 up 72.8% volatile
43 Cuba 20.1% 2010 up 167.2% volatile
44 Hong Kong 19.6% 2010 up 276.0% volatile
45 Chile 19.5% 2010 up 9.4% rising
46 Iceland 18.0% 2010 up 57.0% volatile
47 Belize 17.1% 2010 up 468.1% volatile
48 Macao 16.2% 2010 up 180.2% volatile
49 Qatar 16.1% 2010 up 198.0% volatile
50 Russia 16.0% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
51 Italy 15.8% 2010 up 76.1% volatile
52 South Korea 15.5% 2010 up 114.5% volatile
53 Trinidad and Tobago 15.3% 2010 up 142.2% volatile
54 Ireland 15.0% 2010 up 2.5% rising
55 Mauritius 14.8% 2010 up 198.6% volatile
56 Singapore 14.8% 2010 up 60.2% volatile
57 Greece 14.4% 2010 up 61.3% rising
58 Guyana 14.1% 2010 up 329.2% volatile
59 Vietnam 13.7% 2010 up 151.7% volatile
60 Peru 13.3% 2010 up 10.0% rising
61 Brunei 13.1% 2010 up 155.1% volatile
62 Panama 12.3% 2010 up 24.4% rising
63 Jamaica 12.3% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
64 Philippines 11.8% 2010 down 19.0% rising
65 United Arab Emirates 10.7% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
66 Sri Lanka 10.7% 2010 down 49.9% volatile
67 Bangladesh 10.6% 2010 up 34.2% volatile
68 Venezuela 10.5% 2010 up 217.8% volatile
69 Uruguay 10.1% 2010 down 9.4% volatile
70 Bahrain 9.9% 2010 up 139.8% volatile
71 Bolivia 9.4% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
72 Brazil 9.3% 2010 up 176.9% volatile
73 Malaysia 9.3% 2010 up 126.0% volatile
74 Iran 9.3% 2010 up 107.6% volatile
75 Ghana 9.0% 2010 up 100.9% volatile
76 China 8.6% 2010 up 178.8% volatile
77 Saudi Arabia 8.5% 2010 up 16.4% rising
78 India 8.3% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
79 Costa Rica 8.2% 2010 up 53.1% rising
80 Kuwait 8.1% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
81 Colombia 8.0% 2010 up 39.7% rising
82 New Zealand 7.9% 2010 down 24.5% falling
83 Spain 7.7% 2010 up 83.6% volatile
84 Namibia 7.6% 2010 up 77.0% rising
85 Ecuador 7.3% 2010 up 15.0% rising
86 Honduras 7.2% 2010 up 96.2% rising
87 Botswana 7.0% 2010 up 102.9% volatile
88 Indonesia 6.9% 2010 up 216.0% volatile
89 El Salvador 6.9% 2010 up 213.6% volatile
90 Pakistan 6.8% 2010 up 109.0% volatile
91 Dominican Republic 6.6% 2010 up 402.3% volatile
92 Jordan 6.6% 2010 up 41.7% volatile
93 Malta 6.3% 2010 down 66.4% rising
94 Fiji 6.2% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
95 Paraguay 6.0% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
96 Zambia 5.6% 2010 up 388.7% volatile
97 Egypt 5.6% 2010 up 93.1% volatile
98 Syria 5.4% 2010 up 1,095.6% volatile
99 Liberia 5.1% 2010 up 50.4% rising
100 Mexico 4.8% 2010 up 52.7% rising
101 Haiti 4.5% 2010 up 91.6% rising
102 Turkey 4.5% 2010 up 57.3% rising
103 Zimbabwe 4.2% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
104 Morocco 4.2% 2010 up 137.7% volatile
105 Nicaragua 4.0% 2010 up 36.1% rising
106 Guatemala 3.8% 2010 down 10.9% rising
107 Libya 3.4% 2010 up 209.1% volatile
108 Togo 3.4% 2010 up 251.0% volatile
109 Thailand 3.4% 2010 up 179.2% volatile
109 Tunisia 3.4% 2010 up 141.0% volatile
111 Portugal 3.2% 2010 down 44.5% rising
112 Uganda 3.1% 2010 up 665.9% volatile
113 Myanmar 2.5% 2010 up 180.0% rising
114 Gambia 2.4% 2010 up 47.6% volatile
115 Papua New Guinea 2.3% 2010 up 167.4% volatile
116 Lesotho 2.3% 2010 down 37.9% volatile
117 Cameroon 2.1% 2010 up 163.8% volatile
118 Gabon 2.1% 2010 up 294.3% volatile
119 Benin 2.1% 2010 up 111.2% volatile
120 Iraq 1.8% 2010 up 103.3% volatile
121 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.6% 2010 up 146.9% volatile
122 Malawi 1.6% 2010 up 155.7% volatile
123 Mali 1.5% 2010 up 850.0% volatile
124 Cote d'Ivoire 1.2% 2010 up 64.0% volatile
125 Sierra Leone 1.2% 2010 up 9.3% rising
126 Senegal 1.2% 2010 up 244.1% volatile
127 Congo 1.1% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
127 Rwanda 1.1% 2010 up 256.2% volatile
129 Central African Republic 1.1% 2010 up 237.5% volatile
130 Burundi 1.0% 2010 up 271.4% volatile
131 Eswatini 1.0% 2010 up 1.0% rising
132 Kenya 1.0% 2010 up 43.5% volatile
133 Laos 0.9% 2010 up 144.7% volatile
134 Algeria 0.9% 2010 up 93.3% volatile
135 Sudan 0.8% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
136 Mauritania 0.7% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
137 Nepal 0.7% 2010 up 11.7% rising
138 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 unchanged volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.5% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
140 Tanzania 0.4% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
141 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 up 181.8% volatile
142 Maldives 0.3% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
143 Niger 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 up 50.0% rising

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. 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 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary