Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 16.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
16.4%
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2010
All-time low
9.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 9.41965: 9.81970: 10.51975: 10.11980: 15.11985: 15.21990: 13.81995: 14.12000: 122005: 14.52010: 16.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 16.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 16.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1960.

Australia ranks 19th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 9.4%
1965 9.8% +4.3%
1970 10.5% +7.6%
1975 10.1% -3.7%
1980 15.1% +49.0%
1985 15.2% +1.0%
1990 13.8% -9.0%
1995 14.1% +2.0%
2000 12.0% -15.1%
2005 14.5% +21.3%
2010 16.4% +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.6% 9.4% 9.8% 2
1970s 10.3% 10.1% 10.5% 2
1980s 15.1% 15.1% 15.2% 2
1990s 14.0% 13.8% 14.1% 2
2000s 13.3% 12.0% 14.5% 2
2010s 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 16 Ukraine 17.2% compare
  2. 17 Libya 17.0% compare
  3. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.9% compare
  4. 20 Norway 16.2% compare
  5. 21 Slovakia 15.7% compare
  6. 22 Luxembourg 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Australia was 16.4% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1960.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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