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

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 34.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
34.8%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 2010
All-time low
13.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

01020301960198520101960: 13.41965: 14.41970: 18.81975: 20.61980: 27.81985: 30.51990: 29.51995: 27.32000: 30.62005: 322010: 34.8

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 34.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 34.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1960.

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 population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 13.4%
1965 14.4% +7.1%
1970 18.8% +30.3%
1975 20.6% +10.0%
1980 27.8% +34.4%
1985 30.5% +9.8%
1990 29.5% -3.3%
1995 27.3% -7.3%
2000 30.6% +12.1%
2005 32.0% +4.6%
2010 34.8% +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.9% 13.4% 14.4% 2
1970s 19.7% 18.8% 20.6% 2
1980s 29.1% 27.8% 30.5% 2
1990s 28.4% 27.3% 29.5% 2
2000s 31.3% 30.6% 32.0% 2
2010s 34.8% 34.8% 34.8% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Canada 36.1% compare
  2. 6 Japan 35.6% compare
  3. 7 Cyprus 35.5% compare
  4. 9 Israel 33.4% compare
  5. 10 Switzerland 31.4% compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 31.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United States of America was 34.8% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of 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 population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 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 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 population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary