The phrase "above the global average" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing a specific measurement or statistic to the overall global standard or mean.
Example: "The country's literacy rate is above the global average, indicating significant progress in education."
Alternatives: "higher than the global average" or "exceeding the global average."
Although the figures for 2004-05 have fallen to 30% women, it is still above the global average.
China's average return on physical capital is now well above the global average, according to Goldman Sachs.
Ethiopia's population growth rate is well above the global average and is among the highest in Africa.
Although gross domestic product has remained positive since 2001, and above the global average, most of it can be attributed to extractive industries, including minerals, oil and gas.
It scored below the global average in four of the five areas covered by the index, but was a fraction above the global average on political participation.
Togo's population is growing at a rate slightly higher than the sub-Saharan African average and well above the global average.
This value is well above 16.1 °C (60.9 °F), the global average surface temperature of the oceans.
Based upon all of the above tests, we resolved to use the global average expression level that includes all 14,078 transcripts as a primary metric of quality as a covariate for initial analyses.
Combining this warming with above-average ocean temperatures led to the global average of 14.65˚C.
Growth in Chinese demand is expected to slow to 5.7% in 2005, but that's still far above any other region, with the global average at 1.7%.
Economic Index of Freedom data estimates the tax burden in India (tax revenue as a percentage of GDP) at only at 17.6%, which is lower than the global average of above 25%.7 The lower tax burden is mostly due to low tax compliance, as well as a complicated tax structure.
