Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total was 12.2 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany, 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 60-64, total in Germany stood at 12.2. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany peaked at 12.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 1960.
Germany ranks 9th 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 60-64, total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.88 | — |
| 1965 | 5.08 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 7.72 | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 7.67 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.14 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 8.51 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 8.7 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 9.25 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 9.98 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 | 4.88 | 5.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.7 | 7.67 | 7.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.32 | 8.14 | 8.51 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.97 | 8.7 | 9.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.69 | 9.98 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Germany was 12.2 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 60-64, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of education completed among people age 60-64.