Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 3.82 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia stood at 3.82.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia peaked at 5.58 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.39, in 1995.
Australia ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.85 | — |
| 1965 | 4.02 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 5.2 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 5.38 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 5.58 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.05 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 3.67 | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 3.39 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 3.51 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 3.82 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.93 | 3.85 | 4.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.29 | 5.2 | 5.38 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.31 | 5.05 | 5.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.53 | 3.39 | 3.67 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.92 | 3.51 | 4.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8279 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 609,231 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia was 3.82 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.