Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 50.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada stood at 50.9%.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada peaked at 59.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1965.
That places Canada 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64 with secondary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.5% | — |
| 1965 | 34.2% | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 38.4% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.9% | 34.2% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 38.4% | 45.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 54.6% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 48.4% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 37 Mongolia 53.1% compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.9% compare
- 39 Belgium 52.0% compare
- 41 Republic of Korea 50.8% compare
- 42 Chile 50.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 49.2% compare
- 43 Guyana 49.2% compare
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Canada was 50.9% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)