Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 92.0% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Germany peaked at 92.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1970.
Germany ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 20-24 with secondary in Germany, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.6% | — |
| 1965 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.4% | -30.5% |
| 1975 | 38.3% | +133.5% |
| 1980 | 44.4% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 52.1% | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 16.4% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 44.4% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 56.6% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 68.7% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 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 92.0% 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 92.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Germany ranks 7th 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 34.0%. 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. 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)