Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 54.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany stood at 54.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany peaked at 54.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1960.
That places Germany 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3% | — |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +19.9% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +64.7% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +56.4% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 21.5% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 31.8% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 6 Slovakia 56.8% compare
- 7 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 8 Poland 54.2% compare
- 10 Tonga 52.2% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 51.4% compare
- 12 Switzerland 51.1% 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 secondary in Germany?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Germany was 54.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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