Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 5.87 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Spain, 1960–2010
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 Spain stood at 5.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Spain peaked at 7.19 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.76, in 1960.
Spain ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.55 | 2.37 | 2.73 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.91 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.97 | 2.78 | 3.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.36 | 3.53 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.87 | 5.87 | 5.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Estonia 5.96 compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.93 compare
- 15 United States 5.89 compare
- 16 Netherlands 5.87 compare
- 18 Japan 5.69 compare
- 19 Australia 5.64 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 5.64 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Spain?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Spain was 5.87 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.