Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 12.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 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 tertiary in Canada is 12.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 21.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1985.
That places Canada 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.8% | — |
| 1965 | 15.3% | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 19.4% | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -66.0% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 11.8% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 6.3% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- 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 tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Canada was 12.4% 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 tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary