Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary
Korea
30.1%
in 2010
Singapore
27.8%
in 2010
Korea rank
3rd
Singapore rank
6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 30.1% against 27.8% in Singapore, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Korea |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.6% | 4.0% | Korea |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 12.1% | 6.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.8% | 2.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary, Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 30.1% against 27.8% in Singapore as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary between Korea and Singapore?
- 2.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 6th 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+ 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+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary