Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 476 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland is 476, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland peaked at 477 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 299, in 1975.
Switzerland ranks 67th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 309 | — |
| 1965 | 332 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 330 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 299 | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 346 | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 354 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 363 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 377 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 446 | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 477 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 476 | -0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 476 is above the median for high income countries, which is 385, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 476 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 521.5, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320.5 | 309 | 332 | 2 |
| 1970s | 314.5 | 299 | 330 | 2 |
| 1980s | 350 | 346 | 354 | 2 |
| 1990s | 370 | 363 | 377 | 2 |
| 2000s | 461.5 | 446 | 477 | 2 |
| 2010s | 476 | 476 | 476 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Switzerland was 476 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 477 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 299 in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Switzerland ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.