Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total was 12.04 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Australia recorded 12.04 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia peaked at 13.03 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.58, 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, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.58 | — |
| 1965 | 10.65 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 10.7 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 11.33 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 13.03 | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 12.99 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 12.61 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 12.82 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 11.58 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 12 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.04 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.62 | 10.58 | 10.65 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.02 | 10.7 | 11.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.01 | 12.99 | 13.03 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.71 | 12.61 | 12.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.79 | 11.58 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.04 | 12.04 | 12.04 | 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Australia was 12.04 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, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.58 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of education completed among people age 25-29.