Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada

Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 28.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
28.6%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2010
All-time low
8.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 9.41965: 12.41970: 8.71975: 11.71980: 13.91985: 15.61990: 17.81995: 19.82000: 202005: 24.62010: 28.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada is 28.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada peaked at 28.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1970.

Canada ranks 31st 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 65-69 with secondary in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Canada, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 9.4%
1965 12.4% +32.1%
1970 8.7% -29.9%
1975 11.7% +34.1%
1980 13.9% +18.8%
1985 15.6% +12.5%
1990 17.8% +13.7%
1995 19.8% +11.3%
2000 20.0% +1.1%
2005 24.6% +23.0%
2010 28.6% +16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.9% 9.4% 12.4% 2
1970s 10.2% 8.7% 11.7% 2
1980s 14.7% 13.9% 15.6% 2
1990s 18.8% 17.8% 19.8% 2
2000s 22.3% 20.0% 24.6% 2
2010s 28.6% 28.6% 28.6% 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 28 Netherlands 30.2% compare
  2. 29 Australia 30.1% compare
  3. 30 Serbia 29.9% compare
  4. 32 South Africa 26.3% compare
  5. 33 Romania 26.3% compare
  6. 34 Finland 26.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Canada was 28.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1970.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Canada ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary