Mean years of schooling long run in United States of America
United States of America: Mean years of schooling long run was 13.32 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
13.32
World rank
4th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.32
in 2020
All-time low
4.26
in 1870
Years of data
31
1870–2020
Mean years of schooling long run in United States of America, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, mean years of schooling long run in United States of America stood at 13.32. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in United States of America peaked at 13.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.26, in 1870.
United States of America ranks 4th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling long run in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 4.26 | — |
| 1875 | 4.57 | +7.3% |
| 1880 | 4.89 | +7.0% |
| 1885 | 5.17 | +5.7% |
| 1890 | 5.55 | +7.4% |
| 1895 | 5.93 | +6.8% |
| 1900 | 6.38 | +7.6% |
| 1905 | 6.72 | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 6.76 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 6.97 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 7.2 | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 7.56 | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 7.9 | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 8.34 | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 8.68 | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 8.93 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 8.74 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 9.14 | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 9.63 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 10.42 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 11.1 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 11.73 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 12.28 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 12.35 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.55 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.83 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.01 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.24 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.29 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.32 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.42 | 4.26 | 4.57 | 2 |
| 1880s | 5.03 | 4.89 | 5.17 | 2 |
| 1890s | 5.74 | 5.55 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 1900s | 6.55 | 6.38 | 6.72 | 2 |
| 1910s | 6.87 | 6.76 | 6.97 | 2 |
| 1920s | 7.38 | 7.2 | 7.56 | 2 |
| 1930s | 8.12 | 7.9 | 8.34 | 2 |
| 1940s | 8.8 | 8.68 | 8.93 | 2 |
| 1950s | 8.94 | 8.74 | 9.14 | 2 |
| 1960s | 10.03 | 9.63 | 10.42 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.41 | 11.1 | 11.73 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.31 | 12.28 | 12.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.69 | 12.55 | 12.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.05 | 13.01 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.27 | 13.24 | 13.29 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.32 | 13.32 | 13.32 | 1 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in United States of America?
- Mean years of schooling long run in United States of America was 13.32 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 in 1870.
- How does United States of America rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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