Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 12.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Switzerland, 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+, female in Switzerland stood at 12.97. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Switzerland peaked at 12.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.98, in 1960.
That places Switzerland 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.98 | — |
| 1965 | 7.32 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 9.2 | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 9.69 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 10.43 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 9.69 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 9.49 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.42 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.4 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.27 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 12.97 | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 | 6.98 | 7.32 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.45 | 9.2 | 9.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.06 | 9.69 | 10.43 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.46 | 9.42 | 9.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.84 | 9.4 | 10.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.97 | 12.97 | 12.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 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 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Switzerland was 12.97 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+, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.