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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 7.69 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.69
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.69
in 2010
All-time low
4.86
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

024681960198520101960: 51965: 4.91970: 6.41975: 6.61980: 6.71985: 6.31990: 5.91995: 5.72000: 5.42005: 6.22010: 7.7

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 Switzerland stood at 7.69. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Switzerland peaked at 7.69 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.86, in 1965.

Switzerland ranks 7th 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 4.91 4.86 4.95 2
1970s 6.46 6.36 6.56 2
1980s 6.52 6.3 6.73 2
1990s 5.81 5.68 5.94 2
2000s 5.79 5.44 6.15 2
2010s 7.69 7.69 7.69 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 5 Germany 7.79 compare
  2. 6 Slovenia 7.74 compare
  3. 8 Norway 6.91 compare
  4. 9 Croatia 6.65 compare
  5. 10 New Zealand 6.49 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 75+, female in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Switzerland was 7.69 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 7.69 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.86 in 1965.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Switzerland ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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: 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.