Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 58.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
58.4%
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 2010
All-time low
32.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 32.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 34.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 36.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 39.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 42.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 44.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 45.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 45.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 46.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 51.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 58.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 58.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 58.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1960.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 41st 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 32.2%
1965 34.7% +7.6%
1970 36.2% +4.4%
1975 39.1% +7.9%
1980 42.2% +8.1%
1985 44.5% +5.3%
1990 45.7% +2.7%
1995 45.4% -0.7%
2000 46.7% +2.9%
2005 51.8% +11.0%
2010 58.4% +12.6%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 58.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 58.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.1%, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.5% 32.2% 34.7% 2
1970s 37.6% 36.2% 39.1% 2
1980s 43.4% 42.2% 44.5% 2
1990s 45.5% 45.4% 45.7% 2
2000s 49.2% 46.7% 51.8% 2
2010s 58.4% 58.4% 58.4% 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 38 Poland 59.0% compare
  2. 39 Cuba 58.4% compare
  3. 40 Estonia 58.4% compare
  4. 42 Sweden 58.3% compare
  5. 43 Hong Kong, China 58.1% compare
  6. 44 Macau, China 57.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 58.4% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1960.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)