Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female

Cuba
0.64
in 2010
Republic of Korea
0.5
in 2010
Cuba rank
2nd
Republic of Korea rank
5th

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

  • Cuba
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.64 against 0.5 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.015 0.015 Republic of Korea
1970s 0.005 0.035 0.03 Republic of Korea
1980s 0.055 0.09 0.035 Republic of Korea
1990s 0.03 0.145 0.115 Republic of Korea
2000s 0.165 0.23 0.065 Republic of Korea
2010s 0.64 0.5 0.14 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female, Cuba or Republic of Korea?
Cuba, at 0.64 against 0.5 in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female between Cuba and Republic of Korea?
0.14, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female?
Cuba ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 5th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 15-19.