Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States

United States: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 5.89 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.89
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.89
in 2010
All-time low
4.51
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 4.51965: 4.91970: 5.21975: 5.51980: 5.71985: 5.61990: 5.61995: 5.82000: 5.92005: 5.92010: 5.9

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States is 5.89, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States peaked at 5.89 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 1960.

United States ranks 15th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.71 4.51 4.91 2
1970s 5.38 5.25 5.5 2
1980s 5.65 5.61 5.69 2
1990s 5.71 5.57 5.84 2
2000s 5.87 5.86 5.88 2
2010s 5.89 5.89 5.89 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 12 Argentina 6.24 compare
  2. 13 Estonia 5.96 compare
  3. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.93 compare
  4. 16 Netherlands 5.87 compare
  5. 16 Spain 5.87 compare
  6. 18 Japan 5.69 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in United States was 5.89 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 5.89 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 1960.
How does United States rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
United States ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
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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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.