Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 69.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
69.7%
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
69.7%
in 2010
All-time low
21.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

2030405060701960198520101960: 21 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 37 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 46.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 56.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 51 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 48.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 47 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 46.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 51.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 69.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland is 69.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 69.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1960.

That places Switzerland 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 21.0%
1965 28.6% +36.3%
1970 37.0% +29.4%
1975 46.3% +25.0%
1980 56.1% +21.2%
1985 51.0% -9.1%
1990 48.6% -4.7%
1995 47.0% -3.4%
2000 46.2% -1.7%
2005 51.8% +12.1%
2010 69.7% +34.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.8% 21.0% 28.6% 2
1970s 41.7% 37.0% 46.3% 2
1980s 53.6% 51.0% 56.1% 2
1990s 47.8% 47.0% 48.6% 2
2000s 49.0% 46.2% 51.8% 2
2010s 69.7% 69.7% 69.7% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 15 Kazakhstan 71.0% compare
  2. 16 Botswana 70.3% compare
  3. 17 Slovenia 70.1% compare
  4. 19 Croatia 66.8% compare
  5. 20 Serbia 66.2% compare
  6. 21 South Africa 66.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Switzerland was 69.7% 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Switzerland ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)