Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 46.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Canada recorded 46.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Canada peaked at 46.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1960.
That places Canada 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1965 | 14.0% | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +64.4% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.6% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 25.7% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russian Federation 61.5% compare
- 2 United States of America 55.2% compare
- 4 Ukraine 42.9% compare
- 5 Ireland 41.7% compare
- 6 Israel 37.8% 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 tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Canada was 46.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)