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

Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.73 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.73
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.73
in 2010
All-time low
0.22
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.261965: 0.281970: 0.221975: 0.251980: 0.271985: 0.251990: 0.291995: 0.342000: 0.382005: 0.662010: 0.73

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Canada is 0.73, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Canada peaked at 0.73 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.22, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.27 0.26 0.28 2
1970s 0.235 0.22 0.25 2
1980s 0.26 0.25 0.27 2
1990s 0.315 0.29 0.34 2
2000s 0.52 0.38 0.66 2
2010s 0.73 0.73 0.73 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 4 Israel 0.91 compare
  2. 5 Russia 0.8 compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 0.65 compare
  4. 8 Luxembourg 0.59 compare
  5. 9 New Zealand 0.54 compare
  6. 9 United Kingdom 0.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Canada?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Canada was 0.73 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+, total recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 1970.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Canada ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.1%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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