Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 70.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
70.6%
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2010
All-time low
17.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 17.41965: 34.41970: 43.71975: 54.61980: 571985: 48.81990: 45.41995: 46.42000: 54.42005: 40.92010: 70.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 70.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 70.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 19th 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.4%
1965 34.4% +97.6%
1970 43.7% +27.0%
1975 54.6% +24.9%
1980 57.0% +4.4%
1985 48.8% -14.4%
1990 45.4% -7.0%
1995 46.4% +2.3%
2000 54.4% +17.2%
2005 40.9% -24.8%
2010 70.6% +72.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.9% 17.4% 34.4% 2
1970s 49.2% 43.7% 54.6% 2
1980s 52.9% 48.8% 57.0% 2
1990s 45.9% 45.4% 46.4% 2
2000s 47.7% 40.9% 54.4% 2
2010s 70.6% 70.6% 70.6% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 16 Austria 71.0% compare
  2. 17 Romania 70.8% compare
  3. 18 Italy 70.7% compare
  4. 20 Kyrgyzstan 70.5% compare
  5. 21 Bulgaria 69.7% compare
  6. 22 Germany 69.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Switzerland was 70.6% 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Switzerland ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary