Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.1%
World rank
118th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1965
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.61965: 0.941970: 0.91975: 0.51980: 0.51985: 0.91990: 0.81995: 0.342000: 0.262005: 0.132010: 0.11

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America peaked at 0.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

That places United States of America 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.6%
1965 0.9% +56.7%
1970 0.9% -4.3%
1975 0.5% -44.4%
1980 0.5% +0.0%
1985 0.9% +80.0%
1990 0.8% -11.1%
1995 0.3% -57.5%
2000 0.3% -23.5%
2005 0.1% -50.0%
2010 0.1% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 2
1970s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 2
1980s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 2
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 115 Slovakia 0.2% compare
  2. 116 Poland 0.1% compare
  3. 117 Switzerland 0.1% compare
  4. 118 Australia 0.1% compare
  5. 118 Austria 0.1% compare
  6. 121 Belize 0.1% compare
  7. 121 Cuba 0.1% compare
  8. 121 Japan 0.1% compare
  9. 121 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
  10. 121 Latvia 0.1% compare
  11. 121 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
  12. 121 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
  13. 121 Zimbabwe 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in United States of America was 0.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education?
United States of America ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 population age 20-24 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education
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 population age 20-24 with no education