Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 50.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Canada recorded 50.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Canada peaked at 64.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1960.
That places Canada 62nd 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.2% | — |
| 1965 | 45.1% | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 48.2% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 51.6% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 53.9% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.7% | 42.2% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 48.2% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 53.9% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 63.6% | 64.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 53.1% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 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+ with secondary schooling. in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Canada was 50.6% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Canada ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+ 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)