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

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary was 31.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
31.6%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2010
All-time low
7.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

510152025301960198520101960: 71965: 7.21970: 10.21975: 10.21980: 131985: 13.31990: 19.21995: 18.52000: 23.42005: 26.92010: 31.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America is 31.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 31.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, 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 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.0%
1965 7.2% +4.2%
1970 10.2% +40.9%
1975 10.2% -0.4%
1980 13.0% +27.7%
1985 13.3% +2.6%
1990 19.2% +44.3%
1995 18.5% -3.4%
2000 23.4% +26.4%
2005 26.9% +14.6%
2010 31.6% +17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.1% 7.0% 7.2% 2
1970s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 2
1980s 13.1% 13.0% 13.3% 2
1990s 18.9% 18.5% 19.2% 2
2000s 25.1% 23.4% 26.9% 2
2010s 31.6% 31.6% 31.6% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Ukraine 31.9% compare
  2. 3 Israel 30.0% compare
  3. 4 Estonia 24.9% compare
  4. 5 Canada 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in United States of America was 31.6% 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 60-64 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of 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 population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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