Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total was 1.58 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
1.58
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.58
in 2010
All-time low
0.37
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010

0.250.50.7511.21.51960198520101960: 0.371965: 0.371970: 0.381975: 0.481980: 0.491985: 0.571990: 0.671995: 0.782000: 0.832005: 0.962010: 1.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland is 1.58, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland peaked at 1.58 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 11th 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 30-34, total in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.37
1965 0.37 +0.0%
1970 0.38 +2.7%
1975 0.48 +26.3%
1980 0.49 +2.1%
1985 0.57 +16.3%
1990 0.67 +17.5%
1995 0.78 +16.4%
2000 0.83 +6.4%
2005 0.96 +15.7%
2010 1.58 +64.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.37 0.37 0.37 2
1970s 0.43 0.38 0.48 2
1980s 0.53 0.49 0.57 2
1990s 0.725 0.67 0.78 2
2000s 0.895 0.83 0.96 2
2010s 1.58 1.58 1.58 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 8 Israel 1.68 compare
  2. 9 Greece 1.62 compare
  3. 10 Cyprus 1.61 compare
  4. 12 Iceland 1.54 compare
  5. 13 Luxembourg 1.53 compare
  6. 14 Belgium 1.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total in Switzerland was 1.58 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 30-34, total recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total?
Switzerland ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 30-34.