Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary was 21.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Greece recorded 21.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece peaked at 21.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1965.
Greece ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +51.8% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +50.4% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 25 Cyprus 22.5% compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 22.3% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.8% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 20.2% compare
- 30 Latvia 20.0% compare
- 31 Mongolia 19.4% compare
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Greece was 21.0% 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 tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1965.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)