Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States
United States: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States is 0.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1970.
United States ranks 7th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +44.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +84.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 France 0.6% compare
- 5 Lithuania 0.6% compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
- 9 Ireland 0.5% compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States?
- Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in United States was 0.6% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1970.
- How does United States rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
- United States ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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