Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary was 29.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia is 29.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia peaked at 52.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1960.
Australia ranks 55th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.0% | — |
| 1965 | 23.2% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 29.8% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.8% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.5% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.7% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Australia was 29.0% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary