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

Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary was 33.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
33.9%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
33.9%
in 2010
All-time low
2.7%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

01020301960198520101960: 31965: 2.71970: 3.71975: 4.41980: 8.71985: 8.21990: 13.81995: 15.52000: 192005: 30.62010: 33.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece stood at 33.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece peaked at 33.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1965.

Greece ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Greece, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.0%
1965 2.7% -9.7%
1970 3.7% +36.1%
1975 4.4% +20.5%
1980 8.7% +96.1%
1985 8.2% -5.7%
1990 13.8% +68.6%
1995 15.5% +12.4%
2000 19.0% +22.6%
2005 30.6% +61.4%
2010 33.9% +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.8% 2.7% 3.0% 2
1970s 4.0% 3.7% 4.4% 2
1980s 8.4% 8.2% 8.7% 2
1990s 14.6% 13.8% 15.5% 2
2000s 24.8% 19.0% 30.6% 2
2010s 33.9% 33.9% 33.9% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 3 Singapore 37.9% compare
  2. 4 Canada 35.3% compare
  3. 5 United States of America 34.3% compare
  4. 7 Israel 33.3% compare
  5. 8 Japan 31.7% compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 31.5% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Greece

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece was 33.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1965.
How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
Greece ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 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 40-44 with tertiary in Greece. 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-40-44-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/greece/

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-40-44-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/greece/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Greece</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary