Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 19.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
19.6%
World rank
38th
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2010
All-time low
2.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 2.21965: 2.21970: 2.61975: 6.41980: 7.81985: 9.11990: 10.11995: 11.92000: 15.92005: 16.52010: 19.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany is 19.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany peaked at 19.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.

That places Germany 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.2%
1965 2.2% +0.0%
1970 2.6% +18.7%
1975 6.4% +145.0%
1980 7.8% +22.3%
1985 9.1% +16.7%
1990 10.1% +11.4%
1995 11.9% +17.3%
2000 15.9% +33.6%
2005 16.5% +3.8%
2010 19.6% +19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2
1970s 4.5% 2.6% 6.4% 2
1980s 8.4% 7.8% 9.1% 2
1990s 11.0% 10.1% 11.9% 2
2000s 16.2% 15.9% 16.5% 2
2010s 19.6% 19.6% 19.6% 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 35 Panama 20.7% compare
  2. 36 Ukraine 20.5% compare
  3. 37 France 20.3% compare
  4. 39 Peru 19.2% compare
  5. 40 Malta 18.6% compare
  6. 41 Kazakhstan 18.3% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany was 19.6% 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 tertiary recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Germany ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Germany 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/germany/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary