Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 43.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. 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+ with tertiary schooling. in Canada stood at 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Canada peaked at 43.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1960.
That places Canada 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -27.6% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 18.4% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 25.8% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russian Federation 59.2% compare
- 2 United States of America 53.9% compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 41.6% compare
- 5 Ireland 40.1% compare
- 6 Ukraine 39.7% compare
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 tertiary schooling. in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Canada was 43.9% 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+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)