Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
89.6%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
18.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 18.4%, and the mean is 27.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,791.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 1,061.2%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 90.1%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 89.6% | 2010 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovakia | 88.6% | 2010 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 81.8% | 2010 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Finland | 78.2% | 2010 | up 444.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Norway | 77.6% | 2010 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 76.9% | 2010 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 76.0% | 2010 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 75.9% | 2010 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 75.3% | 2010 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 71.8% | 2010 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 71.5% | 2010 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 71.0% | 2010 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 70.9% | 2010 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 69.3% | 2010 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 68.5% | 2010 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 66.9% | 2010 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 66.2% | 2010 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.7% | 2010 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 63.4% | 2010 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 63.0% | 2010 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Tonga | 62.8% | 2010 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 62.1% | 2010 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 61.4% | 2010 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 59.8% | 2010 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 57.5% | 2010 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 55.8% | 2010 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 55.6% | 2010 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 55.1% | 2010 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 53.3% | 2010 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 30 | United States of America | 50.9% | 2010 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 50.5% | 2010 | up 234.9% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 49.8% | 2010 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 49.1% | 2010 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cuba | 47.6% | 2010 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 47.4% | 2010 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 45.9% | 2010 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 45.4% | 2010 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 43.6% | 2010 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 43.0% | 2010 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 42.2% | 2010 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 41.5% | 2010 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 40.3% | 2010 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 36.9% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 36.2% | 2010 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 36.2% | 2010 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 35.3% | 2010 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 33.7% | 2010 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 48 | Hong Kong, China | 33.4% | 2010 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Macau, China | 33.1% | 2010 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 31.5% | 2010 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 51 | Iceland | 30.9% | 2010 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 30.4% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 30.0% | 2010 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 29.7% | 2010 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 28.6% | 2010 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Malta | 27.2% | 2010 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 57 | Guyana | 27.1% | 2010 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 58 | China | 27.1% | 2010 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 25.8% | 2010 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 25.7% | 2010 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.2% | 2010 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 24.7% | 2010 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 23.6% | 2010 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 64 | New Zealand | 23.6% | 2010 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 23.5% | 2010 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2010 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 20.3% | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.9% | 2010 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritius | 19.4% | 2010 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Greece | 19.4% | 2010 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 18.7% | 2010 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 18.5% | 2010 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 18.3% | 2010 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 18.3% | 2010 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Brazil | 17.8% | 2010 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 17.5% | 2010 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.1% | 2010 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 16.8% | 2010 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 16.7% | 2010 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2010 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.8% | 2010 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 15.8% | 2010 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 15.4% | 2010 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 15.4% | 2010 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.4% | 2010 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Fiji | 13.8% | 2010 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 13.7% | 2010 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 88 | India | 13.7% | 2010 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 13.2% | 2010 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 13.0% | 2010 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 91 | Indonesia | 12.6% | 2010 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 12.0% | 2010 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 93 | Namibia | 11.8% | 2010 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 11.6% | 2010 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Pakistan | 10.8% | 2010 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 96 | Egypt | 10.8% | 2010 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 10.5% | 2010 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.5% | 2010 | up 323.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 10.3% | 2010 | up 370.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 9.9% | 2010 | up 1,061.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2010 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 9.3% | 2010 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Haiti | 8.7% | 2010 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 104 | Gambia | 8.3% | 2010 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 8.3% | 2010 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Türkiye | 8.1% | 2010 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 8.1% | 2010 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 8.1% | 2010 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Morocco | 8.0% | 2010 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 8.0% | 2010 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2010 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 7.1% | 2010 | up 166.2% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 6.6% | 2010 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Liberia | 6.4% | 2010 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 115 | Libya | 6.0% | 2010 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 5.7% | 2010 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | 5.2% | 2010 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 4.4% | 2010 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Nepal | 4.3% | 2010 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Cameroon | 4.1% | 2010 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 4.1% | 2010 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | 4.0% | 2010 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Senegal | 4.0% | 2010 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.9% | 2010 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.8% | 2010 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 2010 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | 3.7% | 2010 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Mali | 3.7% | 2010 | up 1,009.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Iraq | 3.5% | 2010 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.0% | 2010 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 2.6% | 2010 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 132 | Kenya | 2.5% | 2010 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 2.2% | 2010 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 2.1% | 2010 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2010 | up 244.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Sudan | 1.9% | 2010 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.5% | 2010 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 1.4% | 2010 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritania | 1.4% | 2010 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 0.9% | 2010 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2010 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Maldives | 0.6% | 2010 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 0.2% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)