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
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, 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+, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 6.26 compare
- 4 Tajikistan 6.12 compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 6.02 compare
- 7 United States 5.61 compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.53 compare
- 9 Finland 5.42 compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.