Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 3.03 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 3.03.
The figure is up 657.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Switzerland peaked at 5.32 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.56 | — |
| 1965 | 2.92 | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 3.2 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 3.81 | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 5.32 | +39.6% |
| 1985 | 3.14 | -41.0% |
| 1990 | 1.85 | -41.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -42.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | -62.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +320.0% |
| 2010 | 3.03 | +80.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 | 2.56 | 2.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.81 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.23 | 3.14 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.85 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.4 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.03 | 3.03 | 3.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Switzerland was 3.03 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Switzerland ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 657.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.