Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 30.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia is 30.2%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia peaked at 52.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1960.
That places Australia 53rd 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 25+ with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1965 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 33.2% | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 42.8% | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 33.2% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 50.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Australia was 30.2% 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 secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Australia ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary