Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in United States
United States: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total was 5.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in United States, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United States recorded 5.74 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in United States peaked at 5.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.93, in 1960.
United States ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49, total in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.93 | — |
| 1965 | 4.2 | +43.3% |
| 1970 | 4.45 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 5.01 | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 5.17 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 5.31 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.29 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.57 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.74 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.74 | +0.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.57 | 2.93 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.73 | 4.45 | 5.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.24 | 5.17 | 5.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.43 | 5.29 | 5.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.71 | 5.69 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 45-49, total in United States?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in United States was 5.74 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 45-49, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 in 1960.
- How does United States rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- United States ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 45-49.