Australia vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary
Australia
34.3%
in 2010
Korea
36.1%
in 2010
Australia rank
11th
Korea rank
9th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 36.1% against 34.3% in Australia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Korea ranks 9th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 1.0% | 6.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 2.7% | 9.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 6.3% | 15.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 13.7% | 12.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 25.5% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 36.1% | 1.8% | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Korea, at 36.1% against 34.3% in Australia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Australia and Korea?
- 1.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Australia ranks 11th and Korea ranks 9th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)