Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 79.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia is 79.4%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia peaked at 92.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1995.
Australia ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.1% | — |
| 1965 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 92.6% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 85.5% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 80.7% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +69.6% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.8% | 84.1% | 85.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.1% | 85.5% | 92.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.6% | 76.5% | 80.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 41.3% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 70.0% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Australia was 79.4% 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 92.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Australia ranks 56th 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 up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)