Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 5.14 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Spain recorded 5.14 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain peaked at 5.28 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.68, in 1960.
That places Spain 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.68 | — |
| 1965 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.35 | +245.6% |
| 1975 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.09 | +74.0% |
| 1985 | 3.75 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 3.79 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.97 | +31.1% |
| 2000 | 4.97 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.28 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.14 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.92 | 3.75 | 4.09 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.38 | 3.79 | 4.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.12 | 4.97 | 5.28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 1 |
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- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Spain was 5.14 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 20-24, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.