Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total was 11.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia, 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 35-39, total in Australia is 11.74, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia peaked at 12.76 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.81, in 1965.
Australia ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.92 | — |
| 1965 | 9.81 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 9.88 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 10.61 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 11.04 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 11.34 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 12.43 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 12.58 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.22 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.76 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 11.74 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.87 | 9.81 | 9.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.25 | 9.88 | 10.61 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.19 | 11.04 | 11.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.5 | 12.43 | 12.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.49 | 12.22 | 12.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.74 | 11.74 | 11.74 | 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 35-39, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia was 11.74 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 35-39, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.