Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 55.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
55.8%
World rank
50th
of 144 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2005
All-time low
28.3%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 29 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 28.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 32.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 41.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 46.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 43.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 45.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 52.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 57.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 55.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 55.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 57.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1965.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50th 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 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 29.0%
1965 28.3% -2.5%
1970 32.8% +16.1%
1975 33.3% +1.3%
1980 41.5% +24.8%
1985 46.6% +12.3%
1990 43.7% -6.2%
1995 45.6% +4.2%
2000 52.1% +14.4%
2005 57.9% +11.1%
2010 55.8% -3.7%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 55.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 55.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.4%, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.6% 28.3% 29.0% 2
1970s 33.0% 32.8% 33.3% 2
1980s 44.1% 41.5% 46.6% 2
1990s 44.7% 43.7% 45.6% 2
2000s 55.0% 52.1% 57.9% 2
2010s 55.8% 55.8% 55.8% 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 47 Guyana 57.0% compare
  2. 48 Denmark 56.8% compare
  3. 49 Austria 56.3% compare
  4. 51 Sweden 55.6% compare
  5. 52 Estonia 54.7% compare
  6. 53 Cyprus 54.1% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 55.8% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1965.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-40-44-with-secondary-schooling-total/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-40-44-with-secondary-schooling-total/united-kingdom/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)