Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 2.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany peaked at 52.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2010.
That places Germany 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.4% | — |
| 1965 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 51.0% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -83.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 51.0% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 28.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 4.1% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 129 Bahrain 3.5% compare
- 130 Latvia 3.5% compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 3.1% compare
- 133 Switzerland 2.8% compare
- 134 Tajikistan 2.5% compare
- 135 Canada 2.3% compare
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Germany was 2.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Germany ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary