Korea vs Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female

Korea
5.97
in 2010
Malaysia
5.94
in 2010
Korea rank
5th
Malaysia rank
6th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female over time

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
0246196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.97 against 5.94 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 144 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.17 0.63 0.54 Korea
1970s 2.38 1.7 0.68 Korea
1980s 4.43 3.19 1.23 Korea
1990s 5.46 4.51 0.95 Korea
2000s 5.75 5.66 0.095 Korea
2010s 5.97 5.94 0.03 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female, Korea or Malaysia?
Korea, at 5.97 against 5.94 in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female between Korea and Malaysia?
0.03, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female?
Korea ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 15-19.