Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female was 1.14 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland, 1960–2010
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 40-44, female in Switzerland is 1.14, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland peaked at 1.14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.24 | — |
| 1965 | 0.21 | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.18 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.17 | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.27 | +58.8% |
| 1990 | 0.33 | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.41 | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.49 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.66 | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +72.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.225 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.185 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.575 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 22 Luxembourg 1.27 compare
- 23 Slovenia 1.19 compare
- 24 Qatar 1.15 compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.11 compare
- 27 Netherlands 1.08 compare
- 28 Panama 1.07 compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female in Switzerland was 1.14 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 40-44, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. 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 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 40-44.