Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female was 9.79 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
9.79
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
9.79
in 2010
All-time low
5.53
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

02468101960198520101960: 5.51965: 5.81970: 6.71975: 71980: 7.11985: 7.41990: 7.61995: 7.92000: 7.22005: 8.82010: 9.8

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 9.79. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9.79 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.53, in 1960.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.53
1965 5.83 +5.4%
1970 6.66 +14.2%
1975 6.98 +4.8%
1980 7.09 +1.6%
1985 7.4 +4.4%
1990 7.62 +3.0%
1995 7.88 +3.4%
2000 7.23 -8.2%
2005 8.78 +21.4%
2010 9.79 +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.68 5.53 5.83 2
1970s 6.82 6.66 6.98 2
1980s 7.25 7.09 7.4 2
1990s 7.75 7.62 7.88 2
2000s 8 7.23 8.78 2
2010s 9.79 9.79 9.79 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 10 Slovenia 10.23 compare
  2. 11 Australia 10.03 compare
  3. 12 New Zealand 9.82 compare
  4. 14 Bulgaria 9.65 compare
  5. 15 Canada 9.56 compare
  6. 16 Israel 9.36 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 9.79 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 9.79 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.53 in 1960.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.