Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female was 12.58 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.58
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.58
in 2010
All-time low
4.77
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 4.81965: 4.81970: 7.51975: 7.51980: 7.91985: 8.21990: 8.31995: 8.92000: 9.92005: 112010: 12.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany stood at 12.58. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany peaked at 12.58 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.77, in 1960.

Germany ranks 8th 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 55-59, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.77
1965 4.83 +1.3%
1970 7.49 +55.1%
1975 7.46 -0.4%
1980 7.92 +6.2%
1985 8.2 +3.5%
1990 8.34 +1.7%
1995 8.88 +6.5%
2000 9.95 +12.0%
2005 11 +10.6%
2010 12.58 +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.8 4.77 4.83 2
1970s 7.47 7.46 7.49 2
1980s 8.06 7.92 8.2 2
1990s 8.61 8.34 8.88 2
2000s 10.47 9.95 11 2
2010s 12.58 12.58 12.58 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Estonia 12.83 compare
  2. 6 Denmark 12.7 compare
  3. 7 Israel 12.61 compare
  4. 9 Switzerland 12.47 compare
  5. 10 Canada 12.44 compare
  6. 11 Sweden 12.01 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 55-59, female in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Germany was 12.58 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 55-59, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 12.58 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.77 in 1960.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female?
Germany ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female
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, 55-59, female is the average years of education completed among females age 55-59.