Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.81 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia, 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, total in Australia stood at 10.81.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia peaked at 11.99 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 2000.
That places Australia 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.61 | — |
| 1965 | 9.95 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 11.22 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 11.51 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 11.99 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 11.23 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 9.81 | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 9.9 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.49 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.32 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.81 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.78 | 9.61 | 9.95 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.37 | 11.22 | 11.51 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.61 | 11.23 | 11.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.86 | 9.81 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.91 | 9.49 | 10.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.81 | 10.81 | 10.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Australia was 10.81 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, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.