Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 11.26 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia is 11.26, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia peaked at 12.98 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.13, in 1960.
That places Australia 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.13 | — |
| 1965 | 10.61 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 10.72 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 12.67 | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 12.98 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.36 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 12.66 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.77 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 11.3 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.55 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.26 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.37 | 10.13 | 10.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.7 | 10.72 | 12.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.67 | 12.36 | 12.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.21 | 11.77 | 12.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.43 | 11.3 | 11.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.26 | 11.26 | 11.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 49 Jordan 11.39 compare
- 50 Ukraine 11.33 compare
- 52 South Africa 11.23 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 11.21 compare
- 54 Denmark 11.2 compare
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Australia was 11.26 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 20-24, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.13 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.