Republic of Korea vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female

Republic of Korea
0.44
in 2010
Spain
0.47
in 2010
Republic of Korea rank
44th
Spain rank
42nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Spain
00.10.20.30.40.5196019852010

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.47 against 0.44 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Spain ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.02 0.02 Spain
1970s 0.01 0.04 0.03 Spain
1980s 0.015 0.09 0.075 Spain
1990s 0.09 0.115 0.025 Spain
2000s 0.25 0.3 0.05 Spain
2010s 0.44 0.47 0.03 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female, Republic of Korea or Spain?
Spain, at 0.47 against 0.44 in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female between Republic of Korea and Spain?
0.03, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Republic of Korea and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Spain ranks 42nd 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 55-59, 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 55-59, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of tertiary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 55-59.