Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary was 50.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
50.5%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2010
All-time low
15.1%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010

203040501960198520101960: 18.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 19.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 20.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 24.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 24.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 25.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 25.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 15.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 35.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 50.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 50.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 234.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 50.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2000.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 18.1%
1965 19.3% +6.4%
1970 20.5% +6.5%
1975 20.2% -1.7%
1980 24.8% +23.1%
1985 24.4% -1.9%
1990 25.6% +5.2%
1995 25.4% -1.1%
2000 15.1% -40.5%
2005 35.7% +136.9%
2010 50.5% +41.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.7% 18.1% 19.3% 2
1970s 20.3% 20.2% 20.5% 2
1980s 24.6% 24.4% 24.8% 2
1990s 25.5% 25.4% 25.6% 2
2000s 25.4% 15.1% 35.7% 2
2010s 50.5% 50.5% 50.5% 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 28 Ukraine 55.1% compare
  2. 29 Denmark 53.3% compare
  3. 30 United States of America 50.9% compare
  4. 32 Sweden 49.8% compare
  5. 33 Canada 49.1% compare
  6. 34 Cuba 47.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 50.5% 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 70-74 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 234.9%. 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 Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)