Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 31.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada stood at 31.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada peaked at 31.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1965.
Canada ranks 54th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.5% | — |
| 1965 | 16.3% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 16.9% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 27.7% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada was 31.0% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Canada ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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+ 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