Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 1.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America stood at 1.61. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America peaked at 1.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 1960.
That places United States of America 2nd 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.48 | — |
| 1965 | 0.54 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.65 | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.93 | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1.29 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.725 | 0.65 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Russian Federation 1.68 compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 1.43 compare
- 4 Singapore 1.35 compare
- 5 Ireland 1.34 compare
More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in United States of America was 1.61 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.