Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 10.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland is 10.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 30.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 70th 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 tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1965 | 14.2% | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -79.6% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +622.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -67.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 17.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 20.7% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 4.2% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Switzerland was 10.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. 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 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)