Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 12.37 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany, 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+, total in Germany stood at 12.37. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany peaked at 12.37 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.12, in 1960.
That places Germany 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.12 | — |
| 1965 | 5.24 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 7.05 | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 6.98 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 7.03 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.18 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.6 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 9.44 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 10.06 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 11.65 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 12.37 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.18 | 5.12 | 5.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.02 | 6.98 | 7.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.11 | 7.03 | 7.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.02 | 8.6 | 9.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.86 | 10.06 | 11.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 12.37 | 12.37 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Germany was 12.37 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+, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.37 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.