Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary was 23.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Australia stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 23.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1960.
Australia ranks 11th 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 50-54 with tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1965 | 3.7% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 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 tertiary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Australia was 23.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary