Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary was 30.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Australia recorded 30.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 30.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1960.
That places Australia 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.9% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 20.8% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 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 55-59 with tertiary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary in Australia was 30.8% 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 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)