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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary by country

Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
20.6%
United States
Lowest
0.0%
Togo
Median
2.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 20.6% in United States; the lowest is 0.0% in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 3.8%.

Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. C: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 20.6% 2010 up 23.9% rising
2 Estonia, Republic of 19.7% 2010 up 283.3% volatile
3 Australia 19.1% 2010 up 207.7% rising
4 Israel 18.0% 2010 up 187.8% rising
5 Ukraine 13.2% 2010 up 31.4% volatile
6 Canada 12.8% 2010 up 90.6% rising
7 Hungary 12.4% 2010 up 264.7% volatile
8 Russian Federation 11.9% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
9 Luxembourg 11.6% 2010 up 253.2% volatile
10 United Kingdom 10.6% 2010 up 26.2% volatile
11 Switzerland 9.6% 2010 up 141.1% rising
12 Ireland 9.3% 2010 up 95.6% volatile
13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.2% 2010 up 89.0% volatile
14 Germany 9.2% 2010 up 65.2% rising
15 Bulgaria 9.1% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
16 Mongolia 9.1% 2010 up 58.6% volatile
17 New Zealand 8.8% 2010 down 12.3% volatile
18 Armenia 8.7% 2010 up 6.0% rising
19 Denmark 8.7% 2010 up 72.9% rising
20 Sweden 8.3% 2010 down 3.9% rising
21 Costa Rica 7.9% 2010 up 93.6% volatile
22 Netherlands, The 7.7% 2010 up 0.7% rising
23 Latvia, Republic of 7.6% 2010 up 40.4% rising
24 Belgium 7.5% 2010 up 37.0% volatile
25 Lithuania, Republic of 7.1% 2010 up 165.3% volatile
26 Finland 6.6% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
27 Argentina 6.6% 2010 up 65.8% volatile
28 Kazakhstan, Republic of 6.5% 2010 up 29.0% volatile
29 Austria 6.3% 2010 up 126.3% volatile
30 Czech Republic 6.2% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
31 Slovenia, Republic of 6.0% 2010 up 6.4% volatile
32 Croatia, Republic of 6.0% 2010 up 67.6% volatile
33 Malta 5.9% 2010 up 96.6% volatile
34 Panama 5.5% 2010 down 14.8% volatile
35 Korea, Republic of 5.5% 2010 up 163.0% volatile
36 Poland, Republic of 5.5% 2010 up 77.3% volatile
37 Moldova, Republic of 5.4% 2010 up 57.5% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 5.3% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
39 Greece 5.3% 2010 up 44.6% rising
40 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.3% 2010 up 85.3% volatile
41 United Arab Emirates 5.2% 2010 up 102.7% volatile
42 Kyrgyzstan 5.1% 2010 up 9.9% rising
43 Kuwait 4.8% 2010 up 78.2% volatile
44 Iceland 4.8% 2010 up 50.9% volatile
45 Norway 4.7% 2010 up 55.4% rising
46 Peru 4.7% 2010 down 37.3% volatile
47 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5% 2010 up 121.8% volatile
48 France 4.4% 2010 down 11.7% volatile
49 Bahrain, Kingdom of 4.3% 2010 up 135.1% volatile
50 Japan 4.3% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
51 Cyprus 4.3% 2010 down 8.5% volatile
52 Spain 4.2% 2010 up 76.8% volatile
53 Jordan 4.2% 2010 up 75.9% volatile
54 Jamaica 4.1% 2010 up 60.5% volatile
55 Philippines 4.0% 2010 down 46.9% rising
56 Brunei Darussalam 3.9% 2010 up 91.2% volatile
57 Slovak Republic 3.7% 2010 down 51.6% volatile
58 Sri Lanka 3.7% 2010 up 57.6% volatile
59 Qatar 3.5% 2010 up 38.8% rising
60 Chile 3.5% 2010 down 44.1% volatile
61 Brazil 3.5% 2010 up 124.7% volatile
62 Viet Nam 3.4% 2010 up 104.2% volatile
63 Tajikistan, Republic of 3.3% 2010 up 8.2% rising
64 Fiji, Republic of 3.3% 2010 down 23.5% volatile
65 Mexico 3.2% 2010 up 31.0% rising
66 Uruguay 3.1% 2010 up 16.0% volatile
67 Singapore 3.0% 2010 up 153.0% volatile
68 Colombia 2.9% 2010 up 41.2% rising
69 Romania 2.8% 2010 down 6.0% rising
70 Paraguay 2.8% 2010 down 7.0% volatile
71 Bolivia 2.8% 2010 down 56.6% volatile
72 Pakistan 2.6% 2010 up 127.8% volatile
73 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 2.5% 2010 down 16.4% volatile
74 Nicaragua 2.4% 2010 up 16.3% rising
75 India 2.3% 2010 up 36.9% volatile
76 Italy 2.3% 2010 down 20.8% rising
77 Egypt 2.1% 2010 up 24.8% rising
78 Cuba 2.0% 2010 up 16.3% rising
79 Belize 1.8% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
80 Portugal 1.7% 2010 up 35.5% rising
81 Thailand 1.7% 2010 up 215.1% volatile
82 Dominican Republic 1.6% 2010 down 4.3% volatile
83 Türkiye, Republic of 1.5% 2010 down 12.6% volatile
84 Uganda 1.5% 2010 up 74.1% volatile
85 Bangladesh 1.4% 2010 down 3.6% volatile
86 Iraq 1.3% 2010 up 84.7% volatile
87 Botswana 1.2% 2010 up 241.7% volatile
87 Syrian Arab Republic 1.2% 2010 down 36.3% volatile
87 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.2% 2010 up 4.2% rising
90 Tonga 1.0% 2010 down 52.7% rising
91 Liberia 1.0% 2010 down 10.3% rising
91 El Salvador 1.0% 2010 down 5.9% rising
93 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.8% 2010 up 73.9% volatile
94 Gambia 0.8% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
95 Côte d’Ivoire 0.8% 2010 up 56.2% volatile
96 China (People’s Republic of) 0.7% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
97 Namibia 0.7% 2010 up 105.7% falling
98 Barbados 0.7% 2010 down 16.5% rising
99 Zambia 0.7% 2010 up 14.8% volatile
100 Myanmar 0.7% 2010 up 81.1% rising
101 Indonesia 0.7% 2010 up 153.8% volatile
101 Mali 0.7% 2010 up 1,550.0% volatile
103 Libya 0.7% 2010 up 306.2% volatile
104 Ghana 0.6% 2010 down 73.6% volatile
105 Haiti 0.6% 2010 up 121.4% rising
106 Serbia, Republic of 0.6% 2010 down 87.6% volatile
107 Kenya 0.6% 2010 up 37.2% rising
108 Mauritius 0.6% 2010 up 26.1% rising
109 Malaysia 0.6% 2010 down 88.5% volatile
110 Nepal 0.6% 2010 up 19.6% volatile
111 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.5% 2010 up 173.7% volatile
112 Algeria 0.5% 2010 up 113.6% volatile
112 Tunisia 0.5% 2010 up 6.8% rising
112 South Africa 0.5% 2010 up 11.9% rising
115 Honduras 0.5% 2010 down 32.8% rising
115 Zimbabwe 0.5% 2010 up 181.2% volatile
117 Central African Republic 0.4% 2010 up 95.5% volatile
118 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.4% 2010 up 82.6% volatile
119 Guyana 0.4% 2010 up 17.1% rising
120 Senegal 0.4% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
121 Gabon 0.4% 2010 up 62.5% rising
122 Sierra Leone 0.3% 2010 up 25.0% volatile
123 Benin 0.3% 2010 up 385.7% volatile
123 Sudan 0.3% 2010 up 54.5% volatile
125 Ecuador 0.3% 2010 down 89.9% volatile
126 Congo, Republic of 0.3% 2010 up 163.6% volatile
127 Malawi 0.2% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
128 Albania 0.2% 2010 down 87.6% volatile
129 Cameroon 0.2% 2010 up 112.5% volatile
130 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
131 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 55.6% rising
132 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
132 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
132 Tanzania 0.1% 2010 up 14.3% rising
135 Burundi 0.1% 2010 up 133.3% rising
135 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 down 12.5% rising
137 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.1% 2010 down 89.6% volatile
138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
138 Morocco 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
138 Yemen, Republic of 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
141 Maldives 0.0% 2010 unchanged falling
142 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
142 Cambodia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
142 Togo 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary