Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary was 24.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Canada recorded 24.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 24.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1985.
That places Canada 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +56.7% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +109.9% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.1% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 60-64 with tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada was 24.6% 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 tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary