Greece vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary

Greece
22.2%
in 2010
Korea
25.2%
in 2010
Greece rank
12th
Korea rank
11th

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

  • Greece
  • Korea
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 25.2% against 22.2% in Greece, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Greece ranks 12th and Korea ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8% 0.9% 0.2% Korea
1970s 2.9% 2.1% 0.9% Greece
1980s 8.4% 4.6% 3.8% Greece
1990s 26.8% 10.2% 16.5% Greece
2000s 15.8% 18.0% 2.2% Korea
2010s 22.2% 25.2% 3.0% 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 tertiary, Greece or Korea?
Korea, at 25.2% against 22.2% in Greece as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Greece and Korea?
3.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Greece and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Greece ranks 12th and Korea ranks 11th 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary