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

Australia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 10.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.32
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.32
in 2010
All-time low
7.31
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.557.5101960198520101960: 7.51965: 7.71970: 7.31975: 8.51980: 9.61985: 9.61990: 9.61995: 9.42000: 9.42005: 9.62010: 10.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Australia stood at 10.32. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Australia peaked at 10.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.31, in 1970.

Australia ranks 11th 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 7.56 7.45 7.68 2
1970s 7.92 7.31 8.54 2
1980s 9.57 9.57 9.58 2
1990s 9.53 9.44 9.62 2
2000s 9.49 9.41 9.57 2
2010s 10.32 10.32 10.32 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 Norway 11.06 compare
  2. 9 Belize 10.78 compare
  3. 10 Slovenia 10.71 compare
  4. 12 Bulgaria 10.26 compare
  5. 13 United Kingdom 10.01 compare
  6. 14 Israel 9.82 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+, total in Australia?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Australia was 10.32 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+, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 10.32 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.31 in 1970.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Australia ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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