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

Latest (2010)
11.74
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.76
in 2005
All-time low
9.81
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 9.91965: 9.81970: 9.91975: 10.61980: 111985: 11.31990: 12.41995: 12.62000: 12.22005: 12.82010: 11.7

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 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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 34 Iceland 11.84 compare
  2. 35 Kazakhstan 11.8 compare
  3. 36 Latvia 11.75 compare
  4. 38 Serbia 11.7 compare
  5. 39 Norway 11.68 compare
  6. 40 Romania 11.6 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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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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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.