Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female was 8.77 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland stood at 8.77.
That represents a change of up 106.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland peaked at 10.96 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.25, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.02 | — |
| 1965 | 9.16 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 8.94 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 9.19 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 10.96 | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 8.15 | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 6.68 | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 5.15 | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 4.25 | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 6.35 | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 8.77 | +38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.59 | 8.02 | 9.16 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.06 | 8.94 | 9.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.55 | 8.15 | 10.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.92 | 5.15 | 6.68 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 4.25 | 6.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.77 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Switzerland was 8.77 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.96 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Switzerland ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of education completed among females age 15-19.