Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 71.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 71.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1960.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.6% | — |
| 1965 | 32.5% | +50.6% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 59.2% | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.0% | 21.6% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 41.6% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 52.5% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 46.3% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 45.1% | 50.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Switzerland was 71.9% 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 secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)