Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 12.17 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.17
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.17
in 2010
All-time low
4.07
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany, 1960–2010

46810121960198520101960: 5.81965: 5.91970: 4.11975: 7.11980: 7.61985: 8.31990: 10.91995: 11.42000: 10.12005: 11.62010: 12.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany stood at 12.17. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany peaked at 12.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1970.

That places Germany 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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, total in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.79
1965 5.93 +2.4%
1970 4.07 -31.4%
1975 7.13 +75.2%
1980 7.61 +6.7%
1985 8.33 +9.5%
1990 10.9 +30.9%
1995 11.38 +4.4%
2000 10.09 -11.3%
2005 11.62 +15.2%
2010 12.17 +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.86 5.79 5.93 2
1970s 5.6 4.07 7.13 2
1980s 7.97 7.61 8.33 2
1990s 11.14 10.9 11.38 2
2000s 10.86 10.09 11.62 2
2010s 12.17 12.17 12.17 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 15 Switzerland 12.45 compare
  2. 16 Canada 12.42 compare
  3. 17 Tonga 12.19 compare
  4. 19 Poland 12.12 compare
  5. 20 Czechia 12.05 compare
  6. 21 Greece 12.04 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Germany was 12.17 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, total recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 12.17 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1970.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
Germany ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.