Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.95 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece stood at 0.95. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece peaked at 0.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1960.
Greece ranks 15th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.08 | — |
| 1965 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.17 | +70.0% |
| 1975 | 0.23 | +35.3% |
| 1980 | 0.29 | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.38 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 0.47 | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.53 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.52 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.81 | +55.8% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.335 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.665 | 0.52 | 0.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 13 New Zealand 0.97 compare
- 14 Iceland 0.96 compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.95 compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.93 compare
- 18 Belgium 0.9 compare
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Greece was 0.95 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.