Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary was 29.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.7%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.7%
in 2010
All-time low
9.8%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 10.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 11 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 15.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 29.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Australia stood at 29.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 143.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Australia peaked at 29.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, 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 70-74 with tertiary in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 11.3% -0.5%
1980 10.9% -3.9%
1985 10.2% -6.8%
1990 9.8% -3.4%
1995 11.0% +11.7%
2000 12.2% +11.0%
2005 15.1% +23.7%
2010 29.7% +96.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.7% 10.3% 11.2% 2
1970s 11.4% 11.3% 11.4% 2
1980s 10.5% 10.2% 10.9% 2
1990s 10.4% 9.8% 11.0% 2
2000s 13.6% 12.2% 15.1% 2
2010s 29.7% 29.7% 29.7% 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 New Zealand 24.2% compare
  6. 9 Switzerland 22.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Australia was 29.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1990.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 143.7%. 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 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)