Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female was 1.22 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female in Australia, 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 50-54, female in Australia is 1.22, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female in Australia peaked at 1.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1960.
Australia ranks 10th 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 50-54, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 | — |
| 1965 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 0.34 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.42 | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.215 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.925 | 0.8 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female in Australia was 1.22 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 50-54, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 50-54.