Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland, 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland is 5.61, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland peaked at 5.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.71 | — |
| 1965 | 2.28 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 2.45 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 2.98 | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 3.6 | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 3.23 | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.19 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.89 | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 5.61 | +44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 | 1.71 | 2.28 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.71 | 2.45 | 2.98 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.42 | 3.23 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.2 | 3.19 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.54 | 3.2 | 3.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 6.23 compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 5.94 compare
- 6 United States of America 5.63 compare
- 8 Finland 5.47 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.43 compare
- 10 Mongolia 5.34 compare
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+, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Switzerland was 5.61 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+, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.