Iceland vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary
Iceland
46.6%
in 2010
Korea
68.6%
in 2010
Iceland rank
4th
Korea rank
1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 68.6% against 46.6% in Iceland, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 3.6% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 20.0% | 2.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 45.8% | 17.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 68.6% | 22.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary, Iceland or Korea?
- Korea, at 68.6% against 46.6% in Iceland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary between Iceland and Korea?
- 22.0%, 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 25-29 with tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary