Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 51.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 51.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 58.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1965.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55th 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 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.2% | — |
| 1965 | 31.1% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | +29.7% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.7% | 31.1% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 40.3% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 43.1% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 52.2% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 55.3% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1965.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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)