Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 22.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Greece recorded 22.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Greece peaked at 23.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
| 1965 | 15.0% | -35.3% |
| 1970 | 12.1% | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +47.7% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 15.0% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 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 Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Greece was 22.4% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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