Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary was 50.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
50.5%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2010
All-time low
9.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 9.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 15.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 17.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 34.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 37.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 34.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 33 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 44 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 50.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia stood at 50.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 50.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1960.

Australia ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34 with tertiary in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 9.9%
1965 11.1% +11.8%
1970 15.2% +36.8%
1975 17.4% +14.1%
1980 25.9% +49.3%
1985 34.2% +32.0%
1990 37.3% +9.1%
1995 34.7% -7.0%
2000 33.0% -5.0%
2005 44.0% +33.6%
2010 50.5% +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.5% 9.9% 11.1% 2
1970s 16.3% 15.2% 17.4% 2
1980s 30.1% 25.9% 34.2% 2
1990s 36.0% 34.7% 37.3% 2
2000s 38.5% 33.0% 44.0% 2
2010s 50.5% 50.5% 50.5% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Lithuania 53.3% compare
  2. 10 Finland 52.7% compare
  3. 11 New Zealand 52.3% compare
  4. 13 Estonia 50.2% compare
  5. 14 Belgium 50.0% compare
  6. 15 Cyprus 48.9% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in Australia was 50.5% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1960.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)