Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 35.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada is 35.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada peaked at 35.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1970.
Canada ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.2% | — |
| 1965 | 14.8% | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 13.8% | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 22.2% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 27.4% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 30 France 37.3% compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 36.9% compare
- 32 United States of America 36.9% compare
- 34 Netherlands 34.9% compare
- 35 Singapore 33.5% compare
- 36 Australia 30.2% compare
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 55-59 with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Canada was 35.1% 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 secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary