Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran

Iran: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.63 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
5.63
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 2010
All-time low
0.46
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 0.461965: 0.71970: 1.11975: 1.71980: 21985: 2.21990: 2.91995: 3.72000: 4.12005: 5.32010: 5.6

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 Iran stood at 5.63. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran peaked at 5.63 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1960.

Iran ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.46
1965 0.7 +52.2%
1970 1.09 +55.7%
1975 1.72 +57.8%
1980 2 +16.3%
1985 2.23 +11.5%
1990 2.85 +27.8%
1995 3.71 +30.2%
2000 4.09 +10.2%
2005 5.26 +28.6%
2010 5.63 +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.58 0.46 0.7 2
1970s 1.41 1.09 1.72 2
1980s 2.12 2 2.23 2
1990s 3.28 2.85 3.71 2
2000s 4.67 4.09 5.26 2
2010s 5.63 5.63 5.63 1

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 6 Malaysia 5.86 compare
  2. 7 Singapore 5.66 compare
  3. 8 Slovakia 5.64 compare
  4. 9 Russia 5.63 compare
  5. 11 Latvia 5.54 compare
  6. 12 Sri Lanka 5.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Iran was 5.63 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 1960.
How does Iran rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Iran ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran 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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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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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.