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

United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 10.01 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.01
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.01
in 2010
All-time low
5.4
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.557.5101960198520101960: 5.41965: 5.71970: 6.61975: 6.81980: 71985: 7.31990: 7.61995: 7.82000: 7.52005: 92010: 10

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 United Kingdom is 10.01, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in United Kingdom peaked at 10.01 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 1960.

That places United Kingdom 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.56 5.4 5.72 2
1970s 6.71 6.57 6.85 2
1980s 7.14 6.96 7.32 2
1990s 7.7 7.56 7.84 2
2000s 8.22 7.47 8.98 2
2010s 10.01 10.01 10.01 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 10 Slovenia 10.71 compare
  2. 11 Australia 10.32 compare
  3. 12 Bulgaria 10.26 compare
  4. 14 Israel 9.82 compare
  5. 15 New Zealand 9.79 compare
  6. 16 Canada 9.75 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 United Kingdom?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in United Kingdom was 10.01 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 10.01 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.