Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.97 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia peaked at 5.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.46, in 1960.
Australia ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.46 | — |
| 1965 | 5.52 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.62 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.75 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.87 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.82 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.81 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.78 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.84 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +2.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.75, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.97 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.1, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.49 | 5.46 | 5.52 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.69 | 5.62 | 5.75 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.85 | 5.82 | 5.87 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.79 | 5.78 | 5.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.82 | 5.8 | 5.84 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Serbia 6.03 compare
- 22 El Salvador 6.02 compare
- 23 Estonia 5.98 compare
- 25 United States 5.96 compare
- 26 Netherlands 5.95 compare
- 27 Japan 5.91 compare
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Australia was 5.97 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.46 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.