Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total was 1.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia, 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 25-29, total in Australia stood at 1.45. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia peaked at 1.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.79, in 1960.
Australia ranks 13th 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 tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.79 | — |
| 1965 | 0.83 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.91 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.87 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.3 | +49.4% |
| 1985 | 1.29 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia was 1.45 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 25-29, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 25-29.