Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 6.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia is 6.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia peaked at 40.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 123rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.3% | — |
| 1965 | 37.1% | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 29.3% | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -44.0% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -52.4% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 16.4% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Australia was 6.5% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Australia ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)