Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 60.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 60.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 60.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 40th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.8% | — |
| 1965 | 32.0% | +40.5% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 55.6% | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 51.7% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 22.8% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 39.4% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 51.7% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.3% | 52.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.0% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 37 Congo 63.0% compare
- 38 Estonia 61.8% compare
- 39 Netherlands 61.7% compare
- 41 Macau, China 59.4% compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59.2% compare
- 43 Austria 59.1% compare
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 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Switzerland was 60.9% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 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)