Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 34.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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 25-29 with tertiary in Canada is 34.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 34.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1960.
That places Canada 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25-29 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.8% | — |
| 1965 | 15.2% | +55.6% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +30.3% |
| 1975 | 25.7% | +29.6% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -58.5% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +45.7% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 19.9% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 11.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 13.7% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 22.7% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 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 25-29 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Canada was 34.6% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary