Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 29.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Canada recorded 29.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada peaked at 30.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1970.
That places Canada 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.4% | — |
| 1965 | 17.5% | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 17.1% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 19.8% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 59 Jordan 29.6% compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 29.3% compare
- 61 Singapore 29.2% compare
- 63 Bangladesh 28.8% compare
- 64 Greece 27.7% compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 27.4% compare
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Canada was 29.1% 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 secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Canada ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary