Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 6.84 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Germany, 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+, total in Germany is 6.84, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Germany peaked at 6.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1970.
That places Germany 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.68 | — |
| 1965 | 1.74 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8 | -54.0% |
| 1975 | 0.99 | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 1.61 | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9 | +80.1% |
| 1995 | 3.81 | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 4.53 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 6.18 | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.895 | 0.8 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.35 | 2.9 | 3.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.36 | 4.53 | 6.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Kazakhstan 6.61 compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 6.26 compare
- 4 Tajikistan 6.12 compare
More education data for Germany
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Germany was 6.84 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+, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.