Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 35.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 35.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in United States of America peaked at 49.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1960.
That places United States of America 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.6% | — |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 43.2% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 49.1% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 46.7% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.2% | 29.6% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 43.2% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 46.7% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 40.5% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
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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+ with secondary in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in United States of America was 35.3% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- United States of America ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary