Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 1.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany is 1.9%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany peaked at 81.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.
Germany ranks 140th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.8% | — |
| 1965 | 79.5% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 77.6% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 73.6% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -88.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.2% | 79.5% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 80.3% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.6% | 73.6% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 38.2% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 3.2% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Germany was 1.9% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Germany ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)