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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total was 13.02 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.02
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.02
in 2010
All-time low
7.11
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0510151960198520101960: 7.11965: 7.51970: 9.11975: 10.31980: 111985: 10.21990: 10.31995: 10.72000: 11.32005: 10.42010: 13

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 Switzerland stood at 13.02. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Switzerland peaked at 13.02 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.11, in 1960.

That places Switzerland 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.11
1965 7.46 +4.9%
1970 9.05 +21.3%
1975 10.27 +13.5%
1980 11.01 +7.2%
1985 10.23 -7.1%
1990 10.33 +1.0%
1995 10.68 +3.4%
2000 11.28 +5.6%
2005 10.43 -7.5%
2010 13.02 +24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.29 7.11 7.46 2
1970s 9.66 9.05 10.27 2
1980s 10.62 10.23 11.01 2
1990s 10.5 10.33 10.68 2
2000s 10.86 10.43 11.28 2
2010s 13.02 13.02 13.02 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 Slovakia 13.12 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 13.09 compare
  3. 4 Germany 13.04 compare
  4. 6 Norway 12.94 compare
  5. 7 Denmark 12.84 compare
  6. 8 Israel 12.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Switzerland was 13.02 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13.02 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.11 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total?
Switzerland ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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
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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.