Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Austria
Austria: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total was 5.69 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Austria, 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 45-49, total in Austria stood at 5.69. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Austria peaked at 5.69 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.55, in 1960.
Austria ranks 11th 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 45-49, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.55 | — |
| 1965 | 1.9 | +245.5% |
| 1970 | 2.48 | +30.5% |
| 1975 | 3.02 | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 3.14 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.2 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.45 | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 4.63 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.12 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 5.66 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 5.69 | +0.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.33, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 | 0.55 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.48 | 3.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 3.14 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.54 | 4.45 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.39 | 5.12 | 5.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Austria?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Austria was 5.69 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 45-49, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 45-49.