Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 56.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
56.7%
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2010
All-time low
19.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 19.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 23.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 23.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 24.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 29.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 39.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 29.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 46.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 56.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 56.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 92.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 56.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1960.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 19.6%
1965 23.7% +20.9%
1970 23.2% -1.9%
1975 24.3% +4.6%
1980 24.2% -0.3%
1985 29.4% +21.3%
1990 29.3% -0.4%
1995 39.4% +34.7%
2000 29.5% -25.3%
2005 46.3% +57.2%
2010 56.7% +22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.6% 19.6% 23.7% 2
1970s 23.8% 23.2% 24.3% 2
1980s 26.8% 24.2% 29.4% 2
1990s 34.4% 29.3% 39.4% 2
2000s 37.9% 29.5% 46.3% 2
2010s 56.7% 56.7% 56.7% 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 32 Korea 59.5% compare
  2. 33 Italy 58.2% compare
  3. 34 Sri Lanka 57.8% compare
  4. 36 Austria 56.3% compare
  5. 37 Australia 56.2% compare
  6. 38 France 55.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 56.7% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1960.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)