Denmark vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total

Denmark
4.84
in 2010
Switzerland
5.11
in 2010
Denmark rank
12th
Switzerland rank
9th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
12345196019852010

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 5.11 against 4.84 in Denmark, a difference of 0.27.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.885 1.7 0.815 Switzerland
1970s 0.825 2.03 1.21 Switzerland
1980s 0.935 2.46 1.52 Switzerland
1990s 1.34 2.25 0.905 Switzerland
2000s 3.69 3.13 0.555 Denmark
2010s 4.84 5.11 0.27 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total, Denmark or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 5.11 against 4.84 in Denmark as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total between Denmark and Switzerland?
0.27, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Denmark ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-secondary-schooling-age-65-69-total/denmark/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-secondary-schooling-age-65-69-total/denmark/switzerland/">Denmark vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of secondary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 65-69.