Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 68.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
68.4%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
68.4%
in 2010
All-time low
21.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

2030405060701960198520101960: 21.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 31.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 39.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 46.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 57.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 52.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 54.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 52.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 50.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 52.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 68.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland stood at 68.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 68.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1960.

That places Switzerland 25th 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 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 21.5%
1965 31.4% +46.1%
1970 39.5% +25.7%
1975 46.4% +17.5%
1980 57.5% +23.9%
1985 52.5% -8.7%
1990 54.7% +4.2%
1995 52.1% -4.7%
2000 50.5% -3.1%
2005 52.7% +4.4%
2010 68.4% +29.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.5% 21.5% 31.4% 2
1970s 43.0% 39.5% 46.4% 2
1980s 55.0% 52.5% 57.5% 2
1990s 53.4% 52.1% 54.7% 2
2000s 51.6% 50.5% 52.7% 2
2010s 68.4% 68.4% 68.4% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 22 Poland 70.8% compare
  2. 23 Cuba 70.0% compare
  3. 24 Mongolia 69.1% compare
  4. 26 Bulgaria 67.8% compare
  5. 27 France 66.4% compare
  6. 28 Korea 66.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland was 68.4% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Switzerland ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 45-49 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 45-49 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)