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

Korea
85.2%
in 2010
Libya
71.0%
in 2010
Korea rank
2nd
Libya rank
5th

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

  • Korea
  • Libya
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 85.2% against 71.0% in Libya, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

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

Korea ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 5th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 3.0% 0.0% 3.0% Korea
1970s 7.0% 0.2% 6.7% Korea
1980s 15.3% 5.8% 9.4% Korea
1990s 34.4% 4.5% 29.8% Korea
2000s 60.7% 48.2% 12.5% Korea
2010s 85.2% 71.0% 14.2% 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, Korea or Libya?
Korea, at 85.2% against 71.0% in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Korea and Libya?
14.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Libya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Libya rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Korea ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 5th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)