Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 10.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.3%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2010
All-time low
3.5%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

468101960198520101960: 3.71965: 41970: 41975: 4.91980: 3.91985: 3.71990: 3.51995: 4.82000: 4.82005: 6.52010: 10.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 10.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 113.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 10.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.

Australia ranks 8th 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 tertiary in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.7%
1965 4.0% +8.3%
1970 4.0% +0.0%
1975 4.9% +21.5%
1980 3.9% -21.2%
1985 3.7% -4.7%
1990 3.5% -4.1%
1995 4.8% +35.3%
2000 4.8% +1.3%
2005 6.5% +34.0%
2010 10.3% +58.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.9% 3.7% 4.0% 2
1970s 4.5% 4.0% 4.9% 2
1980s 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 2
1990s 4.2% 3.5% 4.8% 2
2000s 5.7% 4.8% 6.5% 2
2010s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 5 New Zealand 12.2% compare
  2. 6 Norway 10.4% compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 10.4% compare
  4. 9 Finland 9.0% compare
  5. 10 Estonia 8.7% compare
  6. 11 Philippines 8.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia was 10.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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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