Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 37.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Australia stood at 37.2%.
That represents a change of down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Australia peaked at 60.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1960.
Australia ranks 47th 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 40-44 with secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.6% | — |
| 1965 | 24.3% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 33.9% | +39.7% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 33.9% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 54.6% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.6% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.6% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 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 40-44 with secondary in Australia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Australia was 37.2% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary