Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary was 24.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
24.2%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2010
All-time low
3.7%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

5101520251960198520101960: 3.81965: 3.71970: 4.61975: 6.21980: 7.21985: 9.31990: 12.91995: 162000: 18.42005: 21.82010: 24.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia stood at 24.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 24.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1965.

Australia ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.8%
1965 3.7% -3.9%
1970 4.6% +24.7%
1975 6.2% +34.0%
1980 7.2% +16.7%
1985 9.3% +29.7%
1990 12.9% +38.1%
1995 16.0% +24.6%
2000 18.4% +15.0%
2005 21.8% +18.3%
2010 24.2% +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.8% 3.7% 3.8% 2
1970s 5.4% 4.6% 6.2% 2
1980s 8.2% 7.2% 9.3% 2
1990s 14.4% 12.9% 16.0% 2
2000s 20.1% 18.4% 21.8% 2
2010s 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Russian Federation 26.2% compare
  2. 10 New Zealand 26.1% compare
  3. 11 Republic of Korea 25.0% compare
  4. 13 Lithuania 23.6% compare
  5. 14 Denmark 22.6% compare
  6. 15 Sweden 21.9% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia was 24.2% 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 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1965.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 45-49 with tertiary in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-45-49-with-tertiary-schooling-completed/australia/

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-45-49-with-tertiary-schooling-completed/australia/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Australia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary