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
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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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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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)