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

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary was 19.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
19.6%
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2010
All-time low
4.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

51015201960198520101960: 4.21965: 5.51970: 71975: 8.31980: 9.21985: 10.11990: 10.71995: 10.92000: 12.82005: 14.42010: 19.6

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 19.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 19.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.

That places United States of America 3rd 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: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.2%
1965 5.5% +29.9%
1970 7.0% +27.1%
1975 8.3% +19.1%
1980 9.2% +10.6%
1985 10.1% +10.4%
1990 10.7% +5.7%
1995 10.9% +2.4%
2000 12.8% +16.7%
2005 14.4% +12.4%
2010 19.6% +36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.8% 4.2% 5.5% 2
1970s 7.6% 7.0% 8.3% 2
1980s 9.6% 9.2% 10.1% 2
1990s 10.8% 10.7% 10.9% 2
2000s 13.6% 12.8% 14.4% 2
2010s 19.6% 19.6% 19.6% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Ukraine 21.8% compare
  2. 2 Israel 20.2% compare
  3. 4 Estonia 19.2% compare
  4. 5 Australia 17.2% compare
  5. 6 Canada 16.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary in United States of America was 19.6% 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 tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary