Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada
Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary was 43.5% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada is 43.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada peaked at 43.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1970.
Canada ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.2% | — |
| 1965 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +109.8% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 19.1% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 tertiary in Canada?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Canada was 43.5% 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 43.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1970.
- 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 127.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)