Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female was 8.42 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
8.42
World rank
1st
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.42
in 2010
All-time low
0.93
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 1.51965: 2.11970: 0.931975: 2.31980: 3.51985: 4.21990: 5.81995: 7.22000: 72005: 8.12010: 8.4

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 8.42 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany peaked at 8.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.93, in 1970.

Germany ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25-29, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.52
1965 2.08 +36.8%
1970 0.93 -55.3%
1975 2.33 +150.5%
1980 3.53 +51.5%
1985 4.21 +19.3%
1990 5.76 +36.8%
1995 7.17 +24.5%
2000 6.95 -3.1%
2005 8.07 +16.1%
2010 8.42 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.8 1.52 2.08 2
1970s 1.63 0.93 2.33 2
1980s 3.87 3.53 4.21 2
1990s 6.46 5.76 7.17 2
2000s 7.51 6.95 8.07 2
2010s 8.42 8.42 8.42 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 Slovenia 7.89 compare
  2. 3 Croatia 7.75 compare
  3. 4 Serbia 7.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female in Germany was 8.42 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 25-29, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 8.42 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 1970.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female?
Germany ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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, 25-29, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 25-29.