Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

Korea
1.76
in 2010
United States of America
1.91
in 2010
Korea rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.91 against 1.76 in Korea, a difference of 0.15.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.085 0.595 0.51 United States of America
1970s 0.26 0.845 0.585 United States of America
1980s 0.42 1.27 0.845 United States of America
1990s 0.59 1.75 1.16 United States of America
2000s 1.08 1.7 0.615 United States of America
2010s 1.76 1.91 0.15 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.91 against 1.76 in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total between Korea and United States of America?
0.15, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Korea ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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 40-44, 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 40-44, 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, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.