Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.94 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 5.94 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Switzerland peaked at 5.94 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 1960.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.92 | — |
| 1965 | 2.37 | +23.4% |
| 1970 | 2.48 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.04 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 3.66 | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 3.54 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.64 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.74 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.89 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 5.94 | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.92 | 2.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.76 | 2.48 | 3.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3.54 | 3.66 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.69 | 3.64 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.11 | 3.89 | 4.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.94 | 5.94 | 5.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 3 Tajikistan 6.65 compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 6.55 compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 6.18 compare
- 7 United States 5.71 compare
- 8 Finland 5.6 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.5 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 25+, total in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Switzerland was 5.94 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+, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.