Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary was 28.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
28.8%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2010
All-time low
6.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 6.31965: 6.91970: 9.41975: 9.31980: 10.11985: 10.61990: 11.91995: 14.42000: 18.82005: 22.92010: 28.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America is 28.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 28.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1960.

That places United States of America 2nd 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 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.3%
1965 6.9% +9.5%
1970 9.4% +35.6%
1975 9.3% -1.0%
1980 10.1% +8.6%
1985 10.6% +4.8%
1990 11.9% +12.5%
1995 14.4% +21.1%
2000 18.8% +30.4%
2005 22.9% +21.8%
2010 28.8% +26.2%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 28.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.6% 6.3% 6.9% 2
1970s 9.3% 9.3% 9.4% 2
1980s 10.3% 10.1% 10.6% 2
1990s 13.1% 11.9% 14.4% 2
2000s 20.8% 18.8% 22.9% 2
2010s 28.8% 28.8% 28.8% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Ukraine 32.1% compare
  2. 3 Israel 28.2% compare
  3. 4 Estonia 25.6% compare
  4. 5 Canada 23.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America was 28.8% 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 60-64 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary