Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total was 5.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 5.97, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 5.97 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.11, in 1980.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.45 | — |
| 1965 | 5.6 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 5.59 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.54 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.11 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 5.68 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 5.72 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.61 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.87 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.97 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 | 5.45 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.56 | 5.54 | 5.59 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.39 | 5.11 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.67 | 5.61 | 5.72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.92 | 5.87 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 20-24, total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 in 1980.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.