Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States
United States: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.63 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States stood at 5.63. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States peaked at 5.63 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 1960.
That places United States 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: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4 | — |
| 1965 | 3.98 | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 4.46 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 4.86 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 5.19 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 5.26 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.35 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.34 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.29 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.49 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.63 | +2.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.13, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 | 3.4 | 3.98 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.66 | 4.46 | 4.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.22 | 5.19 | 5.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.34 | 5.34 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.39 | 5.29 | 5.49 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.63 | 5.63 | 5.63 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 3 Tajikistan 6.47 compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 6.23 compare
- 5 Moldova 5.94 compare
- 7 Switzerland 5.61 compare
- 8 Finland 5.47 compare
- 9 United Kingdom 5.43 compare
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in United States was 5.63 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 1960.
- How does United States rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- United States ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.