Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total was 8.28 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Germany recorded 8.28 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 206.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany peaked at 8.28 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 1975.
Germany ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.56 | — |
| 1965 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.69 | -56.6% |
| 1975 | 0.63 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.83 | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | +26.5% |
| 1990 | 1.48 | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 1.98 | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 6.97 | +158.1% |
| 2010 | 8.28 | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.48 | 1.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.83 | 2.7 | 6.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Tajikistan 7.15 compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 6.93 compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 6.55 compare
More education data for Germany
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Germany was 8.28 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, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 1975.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 55-59.