Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary was 29.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America is 29.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 30.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, 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 population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
| 1965 | 9.6% | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 11.5% | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | +52.5% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +38.1% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in United States of America was 29.8% 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 50-54 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary