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

Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total was 12.84 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.84
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.84
in 2010
All-time low
4.51
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0510151960198520101960: 7.21965: 7.51970: 4.51975: 4.71980: 4.71985: 5.91990: 7.31995: 7.32000: 9.32005: 10.52010: 12.8

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, total in Denmark stood at 12.84. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Denmark peaked at 12.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 1970.

Denmark ranks 7th 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, total in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Denmark, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.23
1965 7.45 +3.0%
1970 4.51 -39.5%
1975 4.65 +3.1%
1980 4.71 +1.3%
1985 5.86 +24.4%
1990 7.32 +24.9%
1995 7.29 -0.4%
2000 9.31 +27.7%
2005 10.51 +12.9%
2010 12.84 +22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.34 7.23 7.45 2
1970s 4.58 4.51 4.65 2
1980s 5.29 4.71 5.86 2
1990s 7.3 7.29 7.32 2
2000s 9.91 9.31 10.51 2
2010s 12.84 12.84 12.84 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 4 Germany 13.04 compare
  2. 5 Switzerland 13.02 compare
  3. 6 Norway 12.94 compare
  4. 8 Israel 12.78 compare
  5. 9 Estonia 12.65 compare
  6. 10 Canada 12.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Denmark?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Denmark was 12.84 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, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 1970.
How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total?
Denmark ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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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, 55-59, total is the average years of education completed among people age 55-59.