Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 3.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland peaked at 71.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.0% | — |
| 1965 | 61.1% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 53.8% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 43.0% | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1% | 61.1% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 43.0% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 35.3% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 29.4% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.3% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Switzerland was 3.2% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Switzerland ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.0%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)