Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 0.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Australia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 43.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 143rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.0% | — |
| 1965 | 27.9% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 40.0% | +77.0% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -48.7% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.0% | 26.0% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 22.6% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 36.6% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.1% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.4% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 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 tertiary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Australia was 0.0% 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 tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Australia ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)