Iceland vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary
Iceland
30.7%
in 2010
Korea
36.1%
in 2010
Iceland rank
12th
Korea rank
9th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 36.1% against 30.7% in Iceland, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 12th and Korea ranks 9th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.7% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 25.5% | 4.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 36.1% | 5.4% | 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, Iceland or Korea?
- Korea, at 36.1% against 30.7% in Iceland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Iceland and Korea?
- 5.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 12th 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)