Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 3.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany stood at 3.9.
The figure is down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany peaked at 7.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 1960.
That places Germany 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.34 | — |
| 1965 | 3.41 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 6.92 | +102.9% |
| 1975 | 6.86 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 7.04 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.11 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.02 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.03 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.1 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.42 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | -47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.38 | 3.34 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.89 | 6.86 | 6.92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.08 | 7.04 | 7.11 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.03 | 7.02 | 7.03 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.26 | 7.1 | 7.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany was 3.9 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Germany ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.