Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary was 49.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
49.3%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
50.2%
in 2000
All-time low
11.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 11.71965: 18.81970: 26.61975: 31.21980: 34.91985: 39.51990: 44.11995: 42.92000: 50.22005: 47.72010: 49.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America is 49.3%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 50.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1960.

United States of America ranks 6th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11.7%
1965 18.8% +60.2%
1970 26.6% +41.5%
1975 31.2% +17.3%
1980 34.9% +12.0%
1985 39.5% +13.1%
1990 44.1% +11.8%
1995 42.9% -2.8%
2000 50.2% +17.1%
2005 47.7% -5.1%
2010 49.3% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.2% 11.7% 18.8% 2
1970s 28.9% 26.6% 31.2% 2
1980s 37.2% 34.9% 39.5% 2
1990s 43.5% 42.9% 44.1% 2
2000s 49.0% 47.7% 50.2% 2
2010s 49.3% 49.3% 49.3% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 3 Armenia 55.5% compare
  2. 4 Germany 53.5% compare
  3. 5 Slovakia 50.1% compare
  4. 7 Norway 47.8% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 45.5% compare
  6. 9 Poland 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in United States of America was 49.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary