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

Korea
0.5
in 2010
Singapore
0.51
in 2010
Korea rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.51 against 0.5 in Korea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.015 0.02 0.005 Singapore
1970s 0.035 0.03 0.005 Korea
1980s 0.09 0.025 0.065 Korea
1990s 0.145 0.055 0.09 Korea
2000s 0.23 0.02 0.21 Korea
2010s 0.5 0.51 0.01 Singapore

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, Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.51 against 0.5 in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female between Korea and Singapore?
0.01, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female?
Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th 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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Indicator
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.