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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.49 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.49
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.49
in 2010
All-time low
0.18
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.10.20.30.40.51960198520101960: 0.241965: 0.221970: 0.21975: 0.191980: 0.181985: 0.181990: 0.191995: 0.22000: 0.22005: 0.292010: 0.49

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland stood at 0.49. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 145.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland peaked at 0.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1980.

Switzerland ranks 12th 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 0.23 0.22 0.24 2
1970s 0.195 0.19 0.2 2
1980s 0.18 0.18 0.18 2
1990s 0.195 0.19 0.2 2
2000s 0.245 0.2 0.29 2
2010s 0.49 0.49 0.49 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 9 New Zealand 0.54 compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom 0.54 compare
  3. 11 Hungary 0.51 compare
  4. 13 Germany 0.47 compare
  5. 13 Ireland 0.47 compare
  6. 15 Denmark 0.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland was 0.49 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1980.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Switzerland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.0%. 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 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.