Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female was 5.91 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Switzerland, 1960–2010
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 55-59, female in Switzerland is 5.91, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Switzerland peaked at 5.91 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 10th 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 55-59, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.43 | — |
| 1965 | 1.74 | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.4 | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 2.9 | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 2.43 | -16.2% |
| 1990 | 2.48 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.72 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.92 | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 5.91 | +50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 | 1.43 | 1.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.06 | 1.72 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.67 | 2.43 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.48 | 2.72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.48 | 3.05 | 3.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 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 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Switzerland was 5.91 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 55-59, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 55-59.