Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 41.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
41.6%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.7%
in 2005
All-time low
31.6%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 38.21965: 41.41970: 42.91975: 44.41980: 34.71985: 45.21990: 38.71995: 51.52000: 31.62005: 53.72010: 41.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America stood at 41.6%.

That represents a change of up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 53.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2000.

United States of America ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 38.2%
1965 41.4% +8.4%
1970 42.9% +3.6%
1975 44.4% +3.5%
1980 34.7% -21.8%
1985 45.2% +30.4%
1990 38.7% -14.6%
1995 51.5% +33.3%
2000 31.6% -38.7%
2005 53.7% +70.0%
2010 41.6% -22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.8% 38.2% 41.4% 2
1970s 43.6% 42.9% 44.4% 2
1980s 40.0% 34.7% 45.2% 2
1990s 45.1% 38.7% 51.5% 2
2000s 42.6% 31.6% 53.7% 2
2010s 41.6% 41.6% 41.6% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 75 Trinidad and Tobago 42.4% compare
  2. 76 South Africa 42.1% compare
  3. 77 Egypt 42.1% compare
  4. 79 Ukraine 41.1% compare
  5. 80 Mongolia 41.0% compare
  6. 81 Sierra Leone 40.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in United States of America was 41.6% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2000.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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