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

Slovakia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 8.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.85
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.85
in 2010
All-time low
7.49
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

024681960198520101960: 7.51965: 7.91970: 8.11975: 8.21980: 8.31985: 8.41990: 8.41995: 8.62000: 8.62005: 8.82010: 8.8

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

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 8.85 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 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Slovakia peaked at 8.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 1960.

Slovakia ranks 2nd 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Slovakia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.49
1965 7.88 +5.2%
1970 8.12 +3.0%
1975 8.23 +1.4%
1980 8.33 +1.2%
1985 8.37 +0.5%
1990 8.39 +0.2%
1995 8.55 +1.9%
2000 8.55 +0.0%
2005 8.82 +3.2%
2010 8.85 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.69 7.49 7.88 2
1970s 8.18 8.12 8.23 2
1980s 8.35 8.33 8.37 2
1990s 8.47 8.39 8.55 2
2000s 8.69 8.55 8.82 2
2010s 8.85 8.85 8.85 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 1 Czechia 8.9 compare
  2. 3 Belize 7.99 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 7.97 compare
  4. 5 Poland 7.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Slovakia?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Slovakia was 8.85 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 Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 8.85 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 1960.
How does Slovakia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Slovakia ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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.