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

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 29.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.9%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2010
All-time low
9.9%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

10152025301960198520101960: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 11.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 13.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 9.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 13.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 18.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 29.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia is 29.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 118.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 29.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1990.

That places Australia 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 10.3%
1965 11.2% +8.1%
1970 11.4% +2.2%
1975 13.8% +21.5%
1980 10.9% -21.3%
1985 10.3% -5.8%
1990 9.9% -3.5%
1995 13.4% +34.8%
2000 13.7% +2.2%
2005 18.6% +36.2%
2010 29.9% +60.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.7% 10.3% 11.2% 2
1970s 12.6% 11.4% 13.8% 2
1980s 10.6% 10.3% 10.9% 2
1990s 11.6% 9.9% 13.4% 2
2000s 16.1% 13.7% 18.6% 2
2010s 29.9% 29.9% 29.9% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 3 Israel 36.6% compare
  2. 4 Canada 34.7% compare
  3. 5 Ukraine 34.0% compare
  4. 7 Estonia 28.6% compare
  5. 8 United Arab Emirates 25.9% compare
  6. 9 New Zealand 24.2% 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 29.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1990.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 6th 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 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)