Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Greece

Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 42.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
42.5%
World rank
70th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 2010
All-time low
16.9%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Greece, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 39.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 26.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 22.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 16.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 24.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 26.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 34.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 40.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 38.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Greece recorded 42.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Greece peaked at 42.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.

Greece ranks 70th 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 45-49 with secondary in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Greece, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 39.1%
1965 33.2% -15.0%
1970 26.9% -18.9%
1975 22.6% -16.0%
1980 16.9% -25.3%
1985 24.5% +45.0%
1990 26.1% +6.6%
1995 34.5% +31.9%
2000 40.6% +17.9%
2005 38.6% -4.8%
2010 42.5% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.2% 33.2% 39.1% 2
1970s 24.8% 22.6% 26.9% 2
1980s 20.7% 16.9% 24.5% 2
1990s 30.3% 26.1% 34.5% 2
2000s 39.6% 38.6% 40.6% 2
2010s 42.5% 42.5% 42.5% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 67 Zimbabwe 43.3% compare
  2. 68 Argentina 43.0% compare
  3. 69 Israel 42.9% compare
  4. 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 42.2% compare
  5. 72 Uruguay 41.8% compare
  6. 73 Dominican Republic 41.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Greece?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Greece was 42.5% 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
Greece ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)