Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 20.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.7%
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 1995
All-time low
15.4%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

05101520251960198520101960: 16.21965: 17.41970: 15.41975: 18.91980: 18.51985: 19.51990: 19.11995: 23.32000: 15.52005: 202010: 20.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 20.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 23.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1970.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 16.2%
1965 17.4% +7.7%
1970 15.4% -11.5%
1975 18.9% +22.3%
1980 18.5% -2.0%
1985 19.5% +5.3%
1990 19.1% -2.0%
1995 23.3% +22.0%
2000 15.5% -33.6%
2005 20.0% +29.3%
2010 20.7% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.8% 16.2% 17.4% 2
1970s 17.2% 15.4% 18.9% 2
1980s 19.0% 18.5% 19.5% 2
1990s 21.2% 19.1% 23.3% 2
2000s 17.7% 15.5% 20.0% 2
2010s 20.7% 20.7% 20.7% 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 32 Ghana 21.0% compare
  2. 33 Malta 20.9% compare
  3. 34 Luxembourg 20.9% compare
  4. 36 Italy 20.4% compare
  5. 37 Kyrgyzstan 20.4% compare
  6. 38 China 18.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 20.7% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1970.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. 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 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-incompleted/united-kingdom/

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-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-incompleted/united-kingdom/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed