Australia vs Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary
Australia
19.8%
in 2010
Iceland
17.5%
in 2010
Australia rank
14th
Iceland rank
15th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.8% against 17.5% in Iceland, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 1.6% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 3.7% | 6.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 7.3% | 6.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 2.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 19.8% against 17.5% in Iceland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Australia and Iceland?
- 2.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Australia ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 15th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary