Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary was 31.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America stood at 31.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 66.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2010.
United States of America ranks 105th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.5% | — |
| 1965 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 56.9% | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -14.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 31.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.2%, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.6% | 64.5% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.9% | 56.9% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 52.0% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.2% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 35.9% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 102 Costa Rica 33.4% compare
- 103 Nepal 33.0% compare
- 104 Libya 31.7% compare
- 106 Ireland 31.0% compare
- 107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.7% compare
- 108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.7% compare
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 25-29 with secondary in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in United States of America was 31.0% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary?
- United States of America ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)