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
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Switzerland, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Average years of total schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of education completed among people age 55-59.