Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary

Korea
14.5%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
13.5%
in 2010
Korea rank
135th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 14.5% against 13.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Korea ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 21.2% 1.4% 19.9% Korea
1970s 44.3% 7.2% 37.1% Korea
1980s 67.5% 11.1% 56.4% Korea
1990s 64.2% 6.2% 58.0% Korea
2000s 38.9% 4.5% 34.4% Korea
2010s 14.5% 13.5% 1.0% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary, Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Korea, at 14.5% against 13.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary between Korea and Papua New Guinea?
1.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Korea ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)