Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 46.2% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada is 46.2%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Canada peaked at 62.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1960.
Canada ranks 59th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.9% | — |
| 1965 | 41.5% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 44.3% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 47.2% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.7% | 37.9% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 49.4% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 48.1% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- 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)
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 46.2% 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 62.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Canada ranks 59th 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 down 24.7%. 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+ 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)