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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 12.92 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.92
World rank
1st
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.92
in 2010
All-time low
6
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0510151960198520101960: 6.71965: 71970: 8.41975: 91980: 9.51985: 8.31990: 7.41995: 6.62000: 62005: 8.42010: 12.9

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+, total in Switzerland is 12.92, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 115.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland peaked at 12.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.

Switzerland ranks 1st 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 6.84 6.72 6.96 2
1970s 8.72 8.44 9.01 2
1980s 8.95 8.35 9.54 2
1990s 7.01 6.64 7.39 2
2000s 7.21 6 8.43 2
2010s 12.92 12.92 12.92 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 Czechia 12.8 compare
  2. 3 United States 12.49 compare
  3. 4 Slovakia 11.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Switzerland was 12.92 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 75+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 12.92 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Switzerland ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.