Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 48.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada is 48.1%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada peaked at 49.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1965.
That places Canada 51st 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 20-24 with secondary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.1% | — |
| 1965 | 20.8% | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 34.5% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 36.6% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada was 48.1% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Canada ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary