Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 51.6% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary 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 30-34 with secondary in Australia stood at 51.6%.
The figure is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Australia peaked at 65.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1960.
Australia ranks 54th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.4% | — |
| 1965 | 53.8% | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 57.7% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 64.7% | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 58.3% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 48.4% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 57.7% | 64.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 58.3% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.0% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 55.8% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 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 30-34 with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Australia was 51.6% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Australia ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)