Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total was 5.11 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.11
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.11
in 2010
All-time low
1.5
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland, 1960–2010

123451960198520101960: 1.51965: 1.81970: 1.91975: 2.21980: 2.51985: 2.11990: 21995: 1.72000: 2.42005: 3.22010: 5.1

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland is 5.11, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland peaked at 5.11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 8th 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.

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.5
1965 1.83 +22.0%
1970 1.86 +1.6%
1975 2.19 +17.7%
1980 2.5 +14.2%
1985 2.14 -14.4%
1990 2.03 -5.1%
1995 1.69 -16.7%
2000 2.38 +40.8%
2005 3.19 +34.0%
2010 5.11 +60.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.67 1.5 1.83 2
1970s 2.02 1.86 2.19 2
1980s 2.32 2.14 2.5 2
1990s 1.86 1.69 2.03 2
2000s 2.79 2.38 3.19 2
2010s 5.11 5.11 5.11 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 5 Armenia 5.38 compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 5.18 compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 5.16 compare
  4. 9 Kyrgyzstan 5.06 compare
  5. 10 Latvia 4.99 compare
  6. 11 Republic of Moldova 4.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total in Switzerland was 5.11 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 5.11 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total?
Switzerland ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.7%. 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 secondary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 70-74, total
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Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 70-74.