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

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total was 11.92 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11.92
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.92
in 2010
All-time low
4.64
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 4.61965: 4.81970: 7.51975: 7.51980: 7.91985: 8.31990: 8.21995: 8.32000: 92005: 10.72010: 11.9

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 11.92 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Germany peaked at 11.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.64, in 1960.

Germany ranks 5th 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 4.73 4.64 4.82 2
1970s 7.47 7.46 7.48 2
1980s 8.12 7.93 8.32 2
1990s 8.28 8.25 8.3 2
2000s 9.88 9.02 10.73 2
2010s 11.92 11.92 11.92 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 United States 12.83 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 12.79 compare
  3. 4 Slovakia 12.67 compare
  4. 6 Norway 11.72 compare
  5. 7 Estonia 11.69 compare
  6. 8 Bulgaria 11.59 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Germany was 11.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 11.92 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.64 in 1960.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total?
Germany ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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 total schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of education completed among people age 70-74.