Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 1.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.9%
World rank
140th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 1960
All-time low
1.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010

2468101960198520101960: 10.11965: 101970: 6.71975: 5.91980: 5.91985: 5.41990: 6.21995: 6.42000: 3.32005: 6.62010: 1.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 10.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.

United States of America ranks 140th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.1%
1965 10.0% -0.9%
1970 6.7% -32.7%
1975 5.9% -11.9%
1980 5.9% +0.0%
1985 5.4% -9.0%
1990 6.2% +15.1%
1995 6.4% +3.7%
2000 3.3% -48.4%
2005 6.6% +98.5%
2010 1.9% -71.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.0% 10.0% 10.1% 2
1970s 6.3% 5.9% 6.7% 2
1980s 5.6% 5.4% 5.9% 2
1990s 6.3% 6.2% 6.4% 2
2000s 4.9% 3.3% 6.6% 2
2010s 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 137 Kazakhstan 2.9% compare
  2. 138 Singapore 2.9% compare
  3. 139 Niger 2.8% compare
  4. 141 Iceland 0.8% compare
  5. 142 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
  6. 143 New Zealand 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United States of America was 1.9% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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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