Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada

Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.61
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.61
in 2010
All-time low
0.19
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.20.30.40.50.61960198520101960: 0.241965: 0.261970: 0.191975: 0.211980: 0.21985: 0.191990: 0.211995: 0.242000: 0.282005: 0.552010: 0.61

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada stood at 0.61. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 117.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada peaked at 0.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 1970.

Canada ranks 6th 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 tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.24 —
1965 0.26 +8.3%
1970 0.19 -26.9%
1975 0.21 +10.5%
1980 0.2 -4.8%
1985 0.19 -5.0%
1990 0.21 +10.5%
1995 0.24 +14.3%
2000 0.28 +16.7%
2005 0.55 +96.4%
2010 0.61 +10.9%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.61 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.18, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.25 0.24 0.26 2
1970s 0.2 0.19 0.21 2
1980s 0.195 0.19 0.2 2
1990s 0.225 0.21 0.24 2
2000s 0.415 0.28 0.55 2
2010s 0.61 0.61 0.61 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 3 Australia 0.94 compare
  2. 4 Israel 0.8 compare
  3. 5 Russia 0.7 compare
  4. 7 New Zealand 0.58 compare
  5. 7 Ukraine 0.58 compare
  6. 9 United Kingdom 0.45 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female in Canada was 0.61 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 1970.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Canada ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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 tertiary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 75.