Urban population, above primary education in United States of America
United States of America: Urban population, above primary education was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Urban population, above primary education in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.
Analysis
In 2018, urban population, above primary education in United States of America stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in United States of America peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1970.
That places United States of America 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Urban population, above primary education in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of population with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, above primary education in United States of America?
- Urban population, above primary education in United States of America was 0.8% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for urban population, above primary education?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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