Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total was 4.76 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
4.76
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
4.76
in 2010
All-time low
1.42
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

123451960198520101960: 1.51965: 1.81970: 1.81975: 2.11980: 2.51985: 2.11990: 1.81995: 1.62000: 1.42005: 2.52010: 4.8

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 4.76 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 235.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland peaked at 4.76 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2000.

Switzerland ranks 4th 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 1.67 1.5 1.83 2
1970s 1.96 1.77 2.14 2
1980s 2.3 2.1 2.5 2
1990s 1.71 1.59 1.82 2
2000s 1.96 1.42 2.51 2
2010s 4.76 4.76 4.76 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 1 Bulgaria 6.16 compare
  2. 2 United States 5.39 compare
  3. 3 Finland 5.11 compare
  4. 5 Latvia 4.32 compare
  5. 6 Estonia 4.23 compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 4.11 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland was 4.76 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 75+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total?
Switzerland ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 235.2%. 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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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