Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 48.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Canada recorded 48.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Canada peaked at 64.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1960.
That places Canada 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 45-49 with secondary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.5% | — |
| 1965 | 41.3% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 47.1% | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 61.2% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.4% | 37.5% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 47.1% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 53.4% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.2% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 52.7% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Canada was 48.9% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)