Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary was 32.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
32.2%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2010
All-time low
7.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 7.71965: 8.51970: 8.91975: 12.11980: 13.11985: 18.41990: 22.71995: 252000: 28.62005: 29.12010: 32.2

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America stood at 32.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 32.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1960.

United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.7%
1965 8.5% +9.4%
1970 8.9% +5.0%
1975 12.1% +36.0%
1980 13.1% +8.4%
1985 18.4% +40.4%
1990 22.7% +23.5%
1995 25.0% +10.1%
2000 28.6% +14.2%
2005 29.1% +1.9%
2010 32.2% +10.8%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 32.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.1% 7.7% 8.5% 2
1970s 10.5% 8.9% 12.1% 2
1980s 15.8% 13.1% 18.4% 2
1990s 23.9% 22.7% 25.0% 2
2000s 28.8% 28.6% 29.1% 2
2010s 32.2% 32.2% 32.2% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Ukraine 35.7% compare
  2. 3 Estonia 31.4% compare
  3. 4 Israel 29.9% compare
  4. 5 Ireland 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America was 32.2% 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 45-49 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary