Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary was 37.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.9%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2010
All-time low
9.2%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 9.81965: 9.21970: 14.91975: 16.61980: 24.51985: 26.41990: 26.31995: 26.62000: 32.72005: 34.12010: 37.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America stood at 37.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 37.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1965.

That places United States of America 8th 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 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 9.8%
1965 9.2% -5.6%
1970 14.9% +61.1%
1975 16.6% +11.6%
1980 24.5% +47.7%
1985 26.4% +7.9%
1990 26.3% -0.6%
1995 26.6% +1.4%
2000 32.7% +22.7%
2005 34.1% +4.3%
2010 37.9% +11.2%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 37.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.5% 9.2% 9.8% 2
1970s 15.7% 14.9% 16.6% 2
1980s 25.5% 24.5% 26.4% 2
1990s 26.5% 26.3% 26.6% 2
2000s 33.4% 32.7% 34.1% 2
2010s 37.9% 37.9% 37.9% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Canada 40.1% compare
  2. 5 Japan 40.1% compare
  3. 7 Israel 38.2% compare
  4. 9 Cyprus 36.1% compare
  5. 10 Lithuania 34.4% compare
  6. 11 Australia 34.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America was 37.9% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1965.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary