Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany

Germany: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female was 10.79 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.79
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.79
in 2010
All-time low
4.42
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.557.5101960198520101960: 4.41965: 4.61970: 7.21975: 7.21980: 7.71985: 81990: 7.81995: 7.72000: 7.72005: 9.62010: 10.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany is 10.79, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany peaked at 10.79 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.42, in 1960.

Germany ranks 8th 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 total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.42 —
1965 4.58 +3.6%
1970 7.24 +58.1%
1975 7.2 -0.6%
1980 7.67 +6.5%
1985 7.95 +3.7%
1990 7.75 -2.5%
1995 7.69 -0.8%
2000 7.65 -0.5%
2005 9.56 +25.0%
2010 10.79 +12.9%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 10.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.11, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 10.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.38, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.5 4.42 4.58 2
1970s 7.22 7.2 7.24 2
1980s 7.81 7.67 7.95 2
1990s 7.72 7.69 7.75 2
2000s 8.61 7.65 9.56 2
2010s 10.79 10.79 10.79 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Estonia 11.2 compare
  2. 6 Hungary 11.1 compare
  3. 7 Norway 10.83 compare
  4. 9 Belize 10.78 compare
  5. 10 Slovenia 10.23 compare
  6. 11 Australia 10.03 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 75+, female in Germany?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Germany was 10.79 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 75+, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 10.79 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.42 in 1960.
How does Germany rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Germany ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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