Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total was 12.83 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total 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: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America is 12.83, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America peaked at 12.83 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.31, 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: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.31 | — |
| 1965 | 7.52 | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 8.76 | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 9.55 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 10.31 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 10.23 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.23 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.47 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 12.12 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 12.31 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.83 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 | 6.31 | 7.52 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.16 | 8.76 | 9.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.27 | 10.23 | 10.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.85 | 10.23 | 11.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.21 | 12.12 | 12.31 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.83 | 12.83 | 12.83 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in United States of America was 12.83 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of education completed among people age 70-74.