Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 35.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Canada recorded 35.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 35.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1960.
Canada ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1965 | 8.9% | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 14.1% | +43.5% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +51.6% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | -37.6% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +84.4% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 9.8% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 13.3% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.0% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Canada was 35.3% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary