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

New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 9.79 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
9.79
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.95
in 1990
All-time low
8.24
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.557.5101960198520101960: 8.21965: 8.51970: 8.41975: 8.71980: 9.31985: 10.31990: 10.91995: 10.92000: 10.82005: 10.32010: 9.8

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 9.79 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in 2010.

The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand peaked at 10.95 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.24, in 1960.

New Zealand ranks 15th 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+, total in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.24
1965 8.46 +2.7%
1970 8.37 -1.1%
1975 8.66 +3.5%
1980 9.32 +7.6%
1985 10.34 +10.9%
1990 10.95 +5.9%
1995 10.86 -0.8%
2000 10.76 -0.9%
2005 10.32 -4.1%
2010 9.79 -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.35 8.24 8.46 2
1970s 8.52 8.37 8.66 2
1980s 9.83 9.32 10.34 2
1990s 10.9 10.86 10.95 2
2000s 10.54 10.32 10.76 2
2010s 9.79 9.79 9.79 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 12 Bulgaria 10.26 compare
  2. 13 United Kingdom 10.01 compare
  3. 14 Israel 9.82 compare
  4. 16 Canada 9.75 compare
  5. 17 Netherlands 9.64 compare
  6. 18 Finland 9.49 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 New Zealand?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in New Zealand 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+, total recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 10.95 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 8.24 in 1960.
How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
New Zealand ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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.