Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain

Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary was 8.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
8.3%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 0.521965: 0.521970: 0.641975: 1.11980: 1.71985: 1.61990: 2.31995: 3.12000: 52005: 7.42010: 8.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Spain recorded 8.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain peaked at 8.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1960.

Spain ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Spain, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.5%
1965 0.5% +0.0%
1970 0.6% +23.1%
1975 1.1% +64.1%
1980 1.7% +65.7%
1985 1.6% -10.9%
1990 2.3% +47.1%
1995 3.1% +37.7%
2000 5.0% +57.6%
2005 7.4% +49.9%
2010 8.3% +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1970s 0.8% 0.6% 1.1% 2
1980s 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2
1990s 2.7% 2.3% 3.1% 2
2000s 6.2% 5.0% 7.4% 2
2010s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 27 Lithuania 8.7% compare
  2. 28 Jordan 8.6% compare
  3. 29 Bolivia 8.3% compare
  4. 31 Czechia 8.0% compare
  5. 32 Bulgaria 7.9% compare
  6. 33 Malaysia 7.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Spain was 8.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1960.
How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Spain ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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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