Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total was 1.87 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Canada, 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 35-39, total in Canada stood at 1.87. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Canada peaked at 1.87 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 1960.
Canada ranks 5th 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 35-39, total in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.42 | — |
| 1965 | 0.47 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 0.51 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.73 | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 0.79 | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 0.85 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.87 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.93 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.66 | +78.5% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +12.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.445 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.935 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 0.93 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Canada?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Canada was 1.87 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 35-39, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.