Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand

New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 6.48 in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
6.48
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.73
in 1965
All-time low
6.01
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 6.61965: 6.71970: 61975: 6.11980: 6.11985: 6.31990: 6.51995: 6.52000: 6.52005: 6.52010: 6.5

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand stood at 6.48.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand peaked at 6.73 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 6.01, in 1970.

That places New Zealand 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.62
1965 6.73 +1.7%
1970 6.01 -10.7%
1975 6.09 +1.3%
1980 6.13 +0.7%
1985 6.3 +2.8%
1990 6.45 +2.4%
1995 6.49 +0.6%
2000 6.52 +0.5%
2005 6.51 -0.2%
2010 6.48 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.68 6.62 6.73 2
1970s 6.05 6.01 6.09 2
1980s 6.21 6.13 6.3 2
1990s 6.47 6.45 6.49 2
2000s 6.51 6.51 6.52 2
2010s 6.48 6.48 6.48 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 8 Croatia 6.98 compare
  2. 9 Norway 6.91 compare
  3. 10 Poland 6.51 compare
  4. 12 Argentina 6.24 compare
  5. 13 Estonia 5.96 compare
  6. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.93 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+, total in New Zealand?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand was 6.48 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+, total recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 1970.
How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
New Zealand ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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