Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 32.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia stood at 32.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia peaked at 69.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1960.
That places Australia 32nd 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.2% | — |
| 1965 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 64.4% | +214.0% |
| 1975 | 63.3% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 54.4% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +108.6% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.9% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.5% | 59.4% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 32.7% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 68.2% | 69.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 29 Israel 34.1% compare
- 30 United States of America 33.9% compare
- 31 Bangladesh 32.4% compare
- 33 Colombia 30.5% compare
- 34 Macau, China 30.1% compare
- 35 Iceland 29.8% compare
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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia was 32.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary