Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.99 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland is 5.99, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland peaked at 5.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.36 | — |
| 1965 | 5.49 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 5.52 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.64 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.67 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.54 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.49 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.63 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 5.99 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.43 | 5.36 | 5.49 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.58 | 5.52 | 5.64 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.61 | 5.54 | 5.67 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.45 | 5.4 | 5.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 5.32 | 5.63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.99 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 18 Cyprus 6 compare
- 18 Finland 6 compare
- 18 Malta 6 compare
- 21 Australia 5.99 compare
- 21 Barbados 5.99 compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 5.99 compare
- 21 Ireland 5.99 compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 5.99 compare
- 21 Netherlands 5.99 compare
- 21 United States of America 5.99 compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Switzerland was 5.99 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 20-24, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.