Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female was 12.39 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female 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 25-29, female in Australia stood at 12.39.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Australia peaked at 12.96 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.94, in 1960.
Australia ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25-29, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.94 | — |
| 1965 | 10.06 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 10.16 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 11.05 | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 12.83 | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 12.96 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.56 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 12.86 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 11.74 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.21 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 12.39 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | 9.94 | 10.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.61 | 10.16 | 11.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.89 | 12.83 | 12.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.71 | 12.56 | 12.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.98 | 11.74 | 12.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.39 | 12.39 | 12.39 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Australia was 12.39 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 25-29, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.