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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary was 11.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
11.8%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2010
All-time low
2.6%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

246810121960198520101960: 31965: 2.61970: 31975: 3.31980: 3.31985: 4.11990: 4.81995: 6.22000: 6.72005: 7.62010: 11.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland stood at 11.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 11.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1965.

Switzerland ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.0%
1965 2.6% -13.4%
1970 3.0% +16.6%
1975 3.3% +9.3%
1980 3.3% -0.9%
1985 4.1% +26.6%
1990 4.8% +15.9%
1995 6.2% +29.8%
2000 6.7% +7.2%
2005 7.6% +13.6%
2010 11.8% +55.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.8% 2.6% 3.0% 2
1970s 3.2% 3.0% 3.3% 2
1980s 3.7% 3.3% 4.1% 2
1990s 5.5% 4.8% 6.2% 2
2000s 7.1% 6.7% 7.6% 2
2010s 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 9 Japan 13.7% compare
  2. 10 Norway 13.7% compare
  3. 11 Ireland 13.1% compare
  4. 13 Australia 11.6% compare
  5. 14 France 11.6% compare
  6. 15 Estonia 11.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland was 11.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Switzerland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Switzerland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-50-54-with-tertiary-schooling-incompleted-tertiary/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-50-54-with-tertiary-schooling-incompleted-tertiary/switzerland/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed