Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.62 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America is 10.62, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America peaked at 11.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.38, in 1960.
United States of America ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.38 | — |
| 1965 | 9.73 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 10.05 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 10.35 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 10.96 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 10.5 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 10.36 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.62 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 11.22 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.57 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.62 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.55 | 9.38 | 9.73 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.2 | 10.05 | 10.35 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.73 | 10.5 | 10.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.49 | 10.36 | 10.62 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.89 | 10.57 | 11.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.62 | 10.62 | 10.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in United States of America was 10.62 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.