Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary was 19.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
19.3%
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2010
All-time low
8.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 8.91965: 11.31970: 14.61975: 17.51980: 16.31985: 18.71990: 17.21995: 15.72000: 13.22005: 16.12010: 19.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 19.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.9%
1965 11.3% +27.3%
1970 14.6% +28.8%
1975 17.5% +19.9%
1980 16.3% -6.8%
1985 18.7% +14.9%
1990 17.2% -8.1%
1995 15.7% -8.9%
2000 13.2% -16.1%
2005 16.1% +22.0%
2010 19.3% +20.0%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 19.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.1% 8.9% 11.3% 2
1970s 16.0% 14.6% 17.5% 2
1980s 17.5% 16.3% 18.7% 2
1990s 16.5% 15.7% 17.2% 2
2000s 14.6% 13.2% 16.1% 2
2010s 19.3% 19.3% 19.3% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 14 Malta 21.0% compare
  2. 15 Latvia 20.7% compare
  3. 16 Japan 19.8% compare
  4. 18 Russian Federation 17.4% compare
  5. 19 New Zealand 17.2% compare
  6. 20 Barbados 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in United States of America was 19.3% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary