Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 69.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Germany recorded 69.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany peaked at 69.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1970.
Germany ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1965 | 18.0% | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 12.5% | -30.5% |
| 1975 | 31.1% | +149.0% |
| 1980 | 36.1% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 15.1% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 12.5% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 36.1% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.4% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 57.2% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 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 20-24 with secondary in Germany?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany was 69.6% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Germany ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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