South Korea vs Lithuania: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total

South Korea
0.97
in 2010
Lithuania
0.99
in 2010
South Korea rank
19th
Lithuania rank
18th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total over time

  • South Korea
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.99 against 0.97 in South Korea, a difference of 0.02.

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

South Korea ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 18th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lithuania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.035 0.07 0.035 Lithuania
1970s 0.13 0.085 0.045 South Korea
1980s 0.29 0.255 0.035 South Korea
1990s 0.4 0.46 0.06 Lithuania
2000s 0.605 0.78 0.175 Lithuania
2010s 0.97 0.99 0.02 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total, South Korea or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 0.99 against 0.97 in South Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total between South Korea and Lithuania?
0.02, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total?
South Korea ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 18th 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 50-54, 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 50-54, 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, 50-54, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 50-54.