Korea vs Slovakia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total

Korea
0.49
in 2010
Slovakia
0.37
in 2010
Korea rank
6th
Slovakia rank
9th

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

  • Korea
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.49 against 0.37 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.12.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Slovakia ahead.

Korea ranks 6th and Slovakia ranks 9th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Slovakia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.015 0 0.015 Korea
1970s 0.045 0 0.045 Korea
1980s 0.11 0 0.11 Korea
1990s 0.145 0.005 0.14 Korea
2000s 0.23 0.125 0.105 Korea
2010s 0.49 0.37 0.12 Korea

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, total, Korea or Slovakia?
Korea, at 0.49 against 0.37 in Slovakia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total between Korea and Slovakia?
0.12, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Slovakia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Slovakia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Korea ranks 6th and Slovakia ranks 9th 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, total. 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, total
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, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.