Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 35.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia, 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+ with secondary schooling. in Australia is 35.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1960.
That places Australia 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.4% | — |
| 1965 | 21.3% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 29.4% | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | +41.6% |
| 1980 | 49.9% | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.9% | 20.4% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 29.4% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 52.0% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 53.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia was 35.4% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary