Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland

Poland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 7.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.45
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.45
in 2010
All-time low
4.89
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 4.91965: 5.41970: 5.71975: 6.21980: 6.41985: 6.61990: 6.71995: 72000: 7.12005: 7.32010: 7.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Poland recorded 7.45 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland peaked at 7.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.89, in 1960.

Poland ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.89
1965 5.38 +10.0%
1970 5.74 +6.7%
1975 6.16 +7.3%
1980 6.36 +3.2%
1985 6.64 +4.4%
1990 6.73 +1.4%
1995 6.95 +3.3%
2000 7.07 +1.7%
2005 7.3 +3.3%
2010 7.45 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.13 4.89 5.38 2
1970s 5.95 5.74 6.16 2
1980s 6.5 6.36 6.64 2
1990s 6.84 6.73 6.95 2
2000s 7.19 7.07 7.3 2
2010s 7.45 7.45 7.45 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Slovakia 8.85 compare
  2. 3 Belize 7.99 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 7.97 compare
  4. 6 Romania 7.05 compare
  5. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 6.77 compare
  6. 8 Slovenia 6.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland was 7.45 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 25+, total recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 7.45 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.89 in 1960.
How does Poland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Poland ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.