Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Greece

Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 36.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
36.3%
World rank
48th
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 1960
All-time low
16.1%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Greece, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 36.71965: 22.31970: 20.31975: 16.11980: 16.11985: 20.71990: 33.91995: 30.72000: 34.72005: 35.22010: 36.3

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 36.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Greece peaked at 36.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1980.

Greece ranks 48th 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 Greece, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Greece, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 36.7%
1965 22.3% -39.3%
1970 20.3% -8.8%
1975 16.1% -20.6%
1980 16.1% -0.3%
1985 20.7% +28.3%
1990 33.9% +64.3%
1995 30.7% -9.5%
2000 34.7% +12.9%
2005 35.2% +1.4%
2010 36.3% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.5% 22.3% 36.7% 2
1970s 18.2% 16.1% 20.3% 2
1980s 18.4% 16.1% 20.7% 2
1990s 32.3% 30.7% 33.9% 2
2000s 34.9% 34.7% 35.2% 2
2010s 36.3% 36.3% 36.3% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 45 Belgium 39.0% compare
  2. 46 Jamaica 38.2% compare
  3. 47 Australia 37.2% compare
  4. 49 Israel 35.2% compare
  5. 50 Iceland 35.2% compare
  6. 51 Peru 35.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Greece?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Greece was 36.3% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1980.
How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
Greece ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary