Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 3.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 14.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2005.
Canada ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8% | — |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +51.0% |
| 1970 | 14.6% | +42.2% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -69.3% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +120.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 4.5% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Canada was 3.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)