Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary was 13.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.2%
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2010
All-time low
3.3%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland, 1960–2010

4681012141960198520101960: 3.61965: 3.41970: 3.31975: 3.71980: 3.81985: 5.41990: 5.81995: 6.62000: 7.52005: 8.72010: 13.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 13.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 13.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1970.

That places Switzerland 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.6%
1965 3.4% -4.8%
1970 3.3% -3.2%
1975 3.7% +13.7%
1980 3.8% +1.9%
1985 5.4% +41.1%
1990 5.8% +8.2%
1995 6.6% +14.3%
2000 7.5% +12.4%
2005 8.7% +17.0%
2010 13.2% +51.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.5% 3.4% 3.6% 2
1970s 3.5% 3.3% 3.7% 2
1980s 4.6% 3.8% 5.4% 2
1990s 6.2% 5.8% 6.6% 2
2000s 8.1% 7.5% 8.7% 2
2010s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 10 Israel 15.5% compare
  2. 11 Japan 14.8% compare
  3. 12 Ukraine 13.8% compare
  4. 13 Venezuela 13.2% compare
  5. 15 Luxembourg 13.2% compare
  6. 16 Australia 13.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Switzerland was 13.2% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1970.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
Switzerland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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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