Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 5.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Australia, 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 60-64, total in Australia is 5.74, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Australia peaked at 5.82 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.16, in 1960.
Australia ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.16 | — |
| 1965 | 5.32 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 5.43 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.59 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.82 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 5.73 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 5.7 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.59 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.64 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.71 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.74 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 | 5.16 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.51 | 5.43 | 5.59 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.78 | 5.73 | 5.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.64 | 5.59 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5.64 | 5.71 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Australia was 5.74 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 60-64, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 60-64.