Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 1.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland peaked at 41.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.5% | — |
| 1965 | 38.7% | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 32.4% | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 24.6% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.0% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Switzerland was 1.9% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary