Download full data set (146 countries) by 5-year age group or 15 years and over, and 25 years and over in 5-year interval (1950-2010) in xls, csv, or dta format.
Education Attainment for Population Aged 15 and Over
Total population, 15 years and over.
Female population, 15 years and over.
Male population, 15 years and over.
Education Attainment for Population Aged 25 and Over
Total population, 25 years and over.
Female population, 25 years and over.
Male population, 25 years and over.
Education Attainment by Age Group
Total population
Female population
Male population
Please cite the Barro-Lee data set as follows: Barro, Robert and Jong-Wha Lee, 2013, “A New Data Set of Educational Attainment in the World, 1950-2010.” Journal of Development Economics, vol 104, pp.184-198.