Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary was 15.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
15.8%
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2010
All-time low
4.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

57.51012.5151960198520101960: 4.21965: 5.21970: 6.41975: 7.91980: 9.21985: 10.11990: 10.61995: 10.82000: 12.82005: 13.12010: 15.8

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 15.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 15.8% 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 75+ with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.2%
1965 5.2% +24.2%
1970 6.4% +22.0%
1975 7.9% +24.5%
1980 9.2% +15.4%
1985 10.1% +9.7%
1990 10.6% +5.4%
1995 10.8% +2.3%
2000 12.8% +18.0%
2005 13.1% +2.4%
2010 15.8% +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.7% 4.2% 5.2% 2
1970s 7.2% 6.4% 7.9% 2
1980s 9.6% 9.2% 10.1% 2
1990s 10.7% 10.6% 10.8% 2
2000s 12.9% 12.8% 13.1% 2
2010s 15.8% 15.8% 15.8% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Estonia 18.9% compare
  2. 2 Australia 16.9% compare
  3. 4 Israel 14.4% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 11.2% compare
  5. 6 New Zealand 10.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in United States of America was 15.8% 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 75+ with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary