Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total was 7.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.8
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.8
in 2010
All-time low
3.24
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Germany, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 3.21965: 3.31970: 6.81975: 6.71980: 6.91985: 71990: 6.81995: 6.82000: 6.92005: 7.32010: 7.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Germany recorded 7.8 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Germany peaked at 7.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.24, in 1960.

Germany ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.27 3.24 3.3 2
1970s 6.72 6.69 6.75 2
1980s 6.92 6.87 6.96 2
1990s 6.82 6.8 6.84 2
2000s 7.1 6.88 7.32 2
2010s 7.8 7.8 7.8 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 3 Belize 7.98 compare
  2. 4 Hungary 7.95 compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 7.91 compare
  4. 6 Switzerland 7.8 compare
  5. 8 Croatia 7.66 compare
  6. 9 Serbia 7.12 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Germany was 7.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 7.8 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 3.24 in 1960.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Germany ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary 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
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Average years of primary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 65-69.