Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total was 1.02 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.02 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada peaked at 1.33 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.61, in 1985.
That places Canada 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.72 | — |
| 1965 | 0.94 | +30.6% |
| 1970 | 1.19 | +26.6% |
| 1975 | 1.33 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 1.16 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.61 | -47.4% |
| 1990 | 0.76 | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.97 | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.93 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.95 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.885 | 0.61 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.865 | 0.76 | 0.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Canada was 1.02 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 20-24, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.