United States | Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education. Development relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital. Limitations and exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts). Statistical concept and methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed lower secondary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source
United States | Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
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1967
1968
1969
66.77320099 1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
92.37473297 1975
1976
1977
1978
93.09721375 1979
93.01367188 1980
93.28289032 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
91.36067963 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
94.25984955 2004
93.88050842 2005
94.46309662 2006
2007
94.7097168 2008
94.71217346 2009
94.93398285 2010
95.04402161 2011
95.143013 2012
95.3915863 2013
95.42984772 2014
95.4783783 2015
95.70406342 2016
95.01869202 2017
96.07595825 2018
2019
96.54834747 2020
95.42427826 2021
2022
United States | Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education. Development relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital. Limitations and exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts). Statistical concept and methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed lower secondary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source