Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 60.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. 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+ with secondary schooling. in Australia is 60.7%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Australia peaked at 69.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1960.
That places Australia 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.0% | — |
| 1965 | 50.2% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 56.2% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 69.9% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 65.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 50.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.9% | 56.2% | 65.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 67.5% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 60.4% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.5% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Australia was 60.7% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)