Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total was 13.65 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.65
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.65
in 2010
All-time low
7.85
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 7.81965: 8.61970: 10.81975: 10.21980: 11.41985: 11.41990: 11.61995: 11.52000: 11.12005: 112010: 13.7

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 25-29, total in Switzerland is 13.65, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland peaked at 13.65 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25-29, total in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.85
1965 8.6 +9.6%
1970 10.8 +25.6%
1975 10.15 -6.0%
1980 11.4 +12.3%
1985 11.41 +0.1%
1990 11.64 +2.0%
1995 11.54 -0.9%
2000 11.07 -4.1%
2005 11.02 -0.5%
2010 13.65 +23.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.22 7.85 8.6 2
1970s 10.48 10.15 10.8 2
1980s 11.41 11.4 11.41 2
1990s 11.59 11.54 11.64 2
2000s 11.04 11.02 11.07 2
2010s 13.65 13.65 13.65 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Hong Kong 13.97 compare
  2. 4 Iceland 13.75 compare
  3. 5 United States of America 13.73 compare
  4. 7 Canada 13.48 compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.47 compare
  6. 9 Japan 13.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Switzerland was 13.65 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13.65 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of education completed among people age 25-29.