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

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary was 31.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
31.3%
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2010
All-time low
9.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

10152025301960198520101960: 9.11965: 11.11970: 11.51975: 17.11980: 18.81985: 251990: 26.71995: 27.72000: 302005: 29.12010: 31.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 31.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1960.

United States of America ranks 3rd 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 population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 9.1%
1965 11.1% +22.7%
1970 11.5% +4.0%
1975 17.1% +48.5%
1980 18.8% +9.5%
1985 25.0% +33.1%
1990 26.7% +6.8%
1995 27.7% +3.8%
2000 30.0% +8.2%
2005 29.1% -3.0%
2010 31.3% +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.1% 9.1% 11.1% 2
1970s 14.3% 11.5% 17.1% 2
1980s 21.9% 18.8% 25.0% 2
1990s 27.2% 26.7% 27.7% 2
2000s 29.5% 29.1% 30.0% 2
2010s 31.3% 31.3% 31.3% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Korea 33.3% compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 32.0% compare
  3. 4 Israel 29.9% compare
  4. 5 Ireland 28.4% compare
  5. 6 Greece 28.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in United States of America was 31.3% 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 45-49 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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