Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in United States
United States: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 249,660 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in United States, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United States recorded 249,660 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United States peaked at 249,660 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 128,761, in 1960.
United States 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133,878 | 128,761 | 138,996 | 2 |
| 1970s | 157,647 | 150,553 | 164,741 | 2 |
| 1980s | 184,732 | 179,012 | 190,451 | 2 |
| 1990s | 205,032 | 199,952 | 210,111 | 2 |
| 2000s | 229,584 | 222,901 | 236,267 | 2 |
| 2010s | 249,660 | 249,660 | 249,660 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United States?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United States was 249,660 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 249,660 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,761 in 1960.
- How does United States rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.