Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.88 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in United Kingdom, 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 25+, total in United Kingdom is 5.88, measured 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 United Kingdom peaked at 5.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom 27th 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 25+, total in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.02 | — |
| 1965 | 5.15 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 5.27 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.33 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.38 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.38 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.46 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.53 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.58 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.73 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.88 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.08 | 5.02 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 5.27 | 5.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.38 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 5.46 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.58 | 5.73 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in United Kingdom?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in United Kingdom was 5.88 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.