Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary was 85.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
85.0%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
85.0%
in 2010
All-time low
16.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 16.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 22.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 28 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 41.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 36.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 32 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 28.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 25.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 44 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 85 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland is 85.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 235.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 85.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1960.

That places Switzerland 6th 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 16.5%
1965 22.5% +36.3%
1970 28.0% +24.4%
1975 34.9% +24.6%
1980 41.2% +18.2%
1985 36.3% -11.9%
1990 32.0% -11.8%
1995 28.7% -10.3%
2000 25.4% -11.7%
2005 44.0% +73.4%
2010 85.0% +93.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.5% 16.5% 22.5% 2
1970s 31.4% 28.0% 34.9% 2
1980s 38.7% 36.3% 41.2% 2
1990s 30.4% 28.7% 32.0% 2
2000s 34.7% 25.4% 44.0% 2
2010s 85.0% 85.0% 85.0% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Finland 90.3% compare
  2. 4 Norway 89.5% compare
  3. 5 Germany 88.9% compare
  4. 7 Hungary 83.3% compare
  5. 8 Barbados 76.9% compare
  6. 9 Belize 74.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Switzerland was 85.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 235.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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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Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)