Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 59.2% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Canada recorded 59.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada peaked at 72.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1965.
Canada ranks 74th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.5% | — |
| 1965 | 45.1% | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 72.2% | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.3% | 45.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.3% | 46.0% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 55.8% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 59.9% | 67.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 62.8% | 63.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 71 El Salvador 60.1% compare
- 72 Hong Kong, China 60.0% compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 59.9% compare
- 75 Gabon 58.7% compare
- 76 Mexico 58.5% compare
- 77 Kazakhstan 57.5% 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 20-24 with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Canada was 59.2% 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 72.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Canada ranks 74th 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 down 5.9%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)