Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary was 35.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 35.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 35.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 tertiary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Switzerland was 35.5% 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 tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)