Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 12.56 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Canada, 1960–2010
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+, total in Canada is 12.56, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Canada peaked at 12.56 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.06, in 1960.
That places Canada 7th 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+, total in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.06 | — |
| 1965 | 8.33 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 8.66 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 9.18 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 9.84 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 9.83 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.28 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 10.63 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.98 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 12.22 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 12.56 | +2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.05, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2 | 8.06 | 8.33 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.92 | 8.66 | 9.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.84 | 9.83 | 9.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.46 | 10.28 | 10.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6 | 10.98 | 12.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.56 | 12.56 | 12.56 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Canada?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Canada was 12.56 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+, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.