Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 3.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
3.3%
World rank
135th
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 1965
All-time low
3.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United States of America, 1960–2010

2.557.51012.5151960198520101960: 13.71965: 14.21970: 9.91975: 9.71980: 5.91985: 5.51990: 5.41995: 6.52000: 3.42005: 5.62010: 3.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 3.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United States of America peaked at 14.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2010.

That places United States of America 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 30-34 with secondary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 13.7%
1965 14.2% +3.9%
1970 9.9% -30.2%
1975 9.7% -2.2%
1980 5.9% -39.1%
1985 5.5% -6.4%
1990 5.4% -1.4%
1995 6.5% +19.1%
2000 3.4% -48.1%
2005 5.6% +67.3%
2010 3.3% -40.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.9% 13.7% 14.2% 2
1970s 9.8% 9.7% 9.9% 2
1980s 5.7% 5.5% 5.9% 2
1990s 6.0% 5.4% 6.5% 2
2000s 4.5% 3.4% 5.6% 2
2010s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 132 Singapore 4.2% compare
  2. 133 Trinidad and Tobago 4.0% compare
  3. 134 Rwanda 3.4% compare
  4. 136 Burundi 3.3% compare
  5. 137 Kazakhstan 3.2% compare
  6. 138 Myanmar 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in United States of America was 3.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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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