Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America

United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 29.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
29.3%
World rank
1st
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2010
All-time low
4.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 4.71965: 71970: 7.51975: 10.11980: 10.11985: 13.11990: 13.41995: 14.62000: 16.72005: 22.12010: 29.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America is 29.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America peaked at 29.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1960.

United States of America ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.7%
1965 7.0% +48.7%
1970 7.5% +6.1%
1975 10.1% +35.2%
1980 10.1% +0.5%
1985 13.1% +29.1%
1990 13.4% +2.8%
1995 14.6% +9.1%
2000 16.7% +13.8%
2005 22.1% +32.6%
2010 29.3% +32.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.9% 4.7% 7.0% 2
1970s 8.8% 7.5% 10.1% 2
1980s 11.6% 10.1% 13.1% 2
1990s 14.0% 13.4% 14.6% 2
2000s 19.4% 16.7% 22.1% 2
2010s 29.3% 29.3% 29.3% 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Israel 23.9% compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 23.6% compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 22.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America was 29.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/united-states/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary