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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 71.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
71.5%
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
71.5%
in 2010
All-time low
17.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 17.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 25.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 30.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 37.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 43.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 40.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 33.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 37 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 39.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 48.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 71.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Switzerland is 71.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Switzerland peaked at 71.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 65-69 with secondary in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Switzerland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 17.7%
1965 25.2% +42.6%
1970 30.1% +19.3%
1975 37.3% +23.9%
1980 43.8% +17.4%
1985 40.6% -7.2%
1990 33.4% -17.8%
1995 37.0% +10.7%
2000 39.7% +7.4%
2005 48.5% +22.0%
2010 71.5% +47.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.5% 17.7% 25.2% 2
1970s 33.7% 30.1% 37.3% 2
1980s 42.2% 40.6% 43.8% 2
1990s 35.2% 33.4% 37.0% 2
2000s 44.1% 39.7% 48.5% 2
2010s 71.5% 71.5% 71.5% 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 73.9% compare
  2. 11 Bulgaria 72.9% compare
  3. 12 Belize 71.8% compare
  4. 14 Tajikistan 69.7% compare
  5. 15 Moldova 68.5% compare
  6. 16 Armenia 68.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Switzerland was 71.5% 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Switzerland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)