Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 16.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
16.3%
World rank
14th
of 144 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2010
All-time low
4.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

57.51012.51517.51960198520101960: 41965: 41970: 4.11975: 5.11980: 5.21985: 6.11990: 7.21995: 8.42000: 8.92005: 102010: 16.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 16.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 16.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 14th 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: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.0%
1965 4.0% +0.3%
1970 4.1% +2.5%
1975 5.1% +25.2%
1980 5.2% +2.3%
1985 6.1% +17.4%
1990 7.2% +17.3%
1995 8.4% +16.2%
2000 8.9% +6.1%
2005 10.0% +12.6%
2010 16.3% +63.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 2
1970s 4.6% 4.1% 5.1% 2
1980s 5.7% 5.2% 6.1% 2
1990s 7.8% 7.2% 8.4% 2
2000s 9.4% 8.9% 10.0% 2
2010s 16.3% 16.3% 16.3% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 11 Norway 17.5% compare
  2. 12 Israel 17.4% compare
  3. 13 Lithuania 17.0% compare
  4. 15 Iceland 15.9% compare
  5. 16 Luxembourg 15.8% compare
  6. 17 Malaysia 15.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Switzerland was 16.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Switzerland ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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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