Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 13.21 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany, 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 45-49, total in Germany stood at 13.21. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany peaked at 13.21 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.11, in 1960.
Germany ranks 5th 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 45-49, total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.11 | — |
| 1965 | 5.2 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 7.78 | +49.6% |
| 1975 | 7.73 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.23 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 8.61 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.45 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 9.3 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.68 | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 12.78 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 13.21 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.16 | 5.11 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.76 | 7.73 | 7.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.42 | 8.23 | 8.61 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.38 | 9.3 | 9.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.23 | 11.68 | 12.78 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.21 | 13.21 | 13.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany was 13.21 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 45-49, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.