Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America
United States of America: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.
Analysis
In 2018, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America peaked at 0.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places United States of America 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of population with high education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America?
- Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in United States of America was 0.4% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
- United States of America ranks 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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