Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary was 27.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada stood at 27.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 27.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1965.
That places Canada 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 45-49 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1965 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.6% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Canada was 27.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary