Iceland vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female

Iceland
2.33
in 2010
Korea
2.93
in 2010
Iceland rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Korea
0123196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 2.93 against 2.33 in Iceland, a difference of 0.6.

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

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

Iceland ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.135 0.06 0.075 Iceland
1970s 0.21 0.165 0.045 Iceland
1980s 0.555 0.315 0.24 Iceland
1990s 0.915 0.93 0.015 Korea
2000s 1.45 2.02 0.565 Korea
2010s 2.33 2.93 0.6 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female, Iceland or Korea?
Korea, at 2.93 against 2.33 in Iceland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female between Iceland and Korea?
0.6, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female?
Iceland ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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, 25-29, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 25-29.