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

Latest (2010)
13.21
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.21
in 2010
All-time low
5.11
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 5.11965: 5.21970: 7.81975: 7.71980: 8.21985: 8.61990: 9.41995: 9.32000: 11.72005: 12.82010: 13.2

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Switzerland 13.41 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 13.36 compare
  3. 4 Slovakia 13.3 compare
  4. 6 Ireland 13.17 compare
  5. 7 Israel 13.15 compare
  6. 8 Denmark 13.08 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 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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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.