Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 5.58 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
5.58
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.74
in 1980
All-time low
5.15
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 5.21965: 5.21970: 5.21975: 5.51980: 5.71985: 5.71990: 5.71995: 5.62000: 5.62005: 5.62010: 5.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia stood at 5.58.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia peaked at 5.74 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.15, in 1960.

That places Australia 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.16 5.15 5.16 2
1970s 5.36 5.21 5.5 2
1980s 5.74 5.73 5.74 2
1990s 5.66 5.6 5.72 2
2000s 5.57 5.56 5.59 2
2010s 5.58 5.58 5.58 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 16 Japan 5.67 compare
  2. 17 United Kingdom 5.63 compare
  3. 18 Spain 5.62 compare
  4. 20 Barbados 5.57 compare
  5. 21 Trinidad and Tobago 5.53 compare
  6. 22 Canada 5.42 compare
  7. 22 Luxembourg 5.42 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Australia was 5.58 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 75+, female recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.15 in 1960.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Australia ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
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, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.