Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 29.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
29.5%
World rank
61st
of 144 countries
All-time high
55.8%
in 1975
All-time low
29.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 42.91965: 45.81970: 55.41975: 55.81980: 55.51985: 49.61990: 431995: 37.32000: 36.82005: 33.42010: 29.5

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 29.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 55.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2010.

United States of America ranks 61st 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 40-44 with secondary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 42.9%
1965 45.8% +6.9%
1970 55.4% +20.8%
1975 55.8% +0.8%
1980 55.5% -0.5%
1985 49.6% -10.5%
1990 43.0% -13.3%
1995 37.3% -13.3%
2000 36.8% -1.3%
2005 33.4% -9.4%
2010 29.5% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.3% 42.9% 45.8% 2
1970s 55.6% 55.4% 55.8% 2
1980s 52.6% 49.6% 55.5% 2
1990s 40.2% 37.3% 43.0% 2
2000s 35.1% 33.4% 36.8% 2
2010s 29.5% 29.5% 29.5% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.0% compare
  2. 59 Libya 29.6% compare
  3. 60 Bahrain 29.6% compare
  4. 62 Barbados 29.2% compare
  5. 63 Macau, China 28.6% compare
  6. 64 Argentina 27.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in United States of America was 29.5% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary