Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 55.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 55.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 56.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 53rd 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.3% | — |
| 1965 | 32.6% | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 39.0% | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 55.6% | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4% | 24.3% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 39.0% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 48.5% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Switzerland was 55.1% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)