Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 5.98 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 5.98 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 1960.
United States of America ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.77 | — |
| 1965 | 5.84 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.92 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.94 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.97 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.94 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.92 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.99 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.98 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8 | 5.77 | 5.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.93 | 5.92 | 5.94 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.96 | 5.94 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.92 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.99 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 1 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in United States of America was 5.98 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- United States of America ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.