Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.78 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.78
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.78
in 2010
All-time low
2.02
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

234561960198520101960: 21965: 2.51970: 2.71975: 3.31980: 41985: 3.71990: 3.61995: 3.62000: 3.72005: 4.22010: 5.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland stood at 5.78. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland peaked at 5.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.02, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 6th 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+, total in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.02
1965 2.55 +26.2%
1970 2.72 +6.7%
1975 3.32 +22.1%
1980 3.99 +20.2%
1985 3.68 -7.8%
1990 3.65 -0.8%
1995 3.65 +0.0%
2000 3.66 +0.3%
2005 4.19 +14.5%
2010 5.78 +37.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.29 2.02 2.55 2
1970s 3.02 2.72 3.32 2
1980s 3.83 3.68 3.99 2
1990s 3.65 3.65 3.65 2
2000s 3.93 3.66 4.19 2
2010s 5.78 5.78 5.78 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Kyrgyzstan 6.26 compare
  2. 4 Tajikistan 6.12 compare
  3. 5 Republic of Moldova 6.02 compare
  4. 7 United States 5.61 compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.53 compare
  6. 9 Finland 5.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Switzerland was 5.78 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.02 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, 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)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.