Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary was 45.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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 45.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 45.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1960.
That places Canada 12th 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 20-24 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.7% | — |
| 1965 | 28.4% | +30.6% |
| 1970 | 36.4% | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | -34.5% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 21.7% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.2% | 36.4% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 24.6% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 32.1% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 40.2% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 20-24 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada was 45.4% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)