Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 55.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America stood at 55.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 55.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 18.6% | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 23.6% | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 38.6% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +9.6% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 55.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.4%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 27.1% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 38.6% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.5% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in United States of America was 55.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)