Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total was 6.31 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6.31
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.31
in 2010
All-time low
1.89
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010

234561960198520101960: 1.91965: 2.11970: 2.51975: 31980: 3.31985: 3.31990: 3.41995: 3.72000: 4.12005: 4.72010: 6.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland is 6.31, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland peaked at 6.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.89, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 7th 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 50-54, total in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.89
1965 2.14 +13.2%
1970 2.52 +17.8%
1975 3.02 +19.8%
1980 3.33 +10.3%
1985 3.32 -0.3%
1990 3.41 +2.7%
1995 3.73 +9.4%
2000 4.07 +9.1%
2005 4.7 +15.5%
2010 6.31 +34.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.02 1.89 2.14 2
1970s 2.77 2.52 3.02 2
1980s 3.33 3.32 3.33 2
1990s 3.57 3.41 3.73 2
2000s 4.38 4.07 4.7 2
2010s 6.31 6.31 6.31 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 4 Kyrgyzstan 6.82 compare
  2. 5 Moldova 6.74 compare
  3. 6 Lithuania 6.41 compare
  4. 8 Ukraine 6.28 compare
  5. 9 Russia 6.27 compare
  6. 10 Armenia 6.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Switzerland was 6.31 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 50-54, total recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 6.31 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.89 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total?
Switzerland ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 50-54.