Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female was 5.41 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.41 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia peaked at 5.51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.16, in 1960.
That places Australia 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.16 | — |
| 1965 | 3.38 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 3.34 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.69 | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 4.11 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 4.24 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.32 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.25 | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 5.51 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.48 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.41 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.27 | 3.16 | 3.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.51 | 3.34 | 3.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.18 | 4.11 | 4.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.32 | 5.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5.48 | 5.51 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Australia was 5.41 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 40-44, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 40-44.