Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 54.7% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia stood at 54.7%.
The figure is down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia peaked at 70.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1960.
Australia ranks 47th 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.3% | — |
| 1965 | 43.2% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 48.3% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 63.3% | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.2% | 41.3% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 48.3% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.2% | 67.8% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.1% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 60.3% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 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 secondary schooling. in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Australia was 54.7% 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 70.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Australia ranks 47th 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 15.0%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)