Finland vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary

Finland
34.4%
in 2010
New Zealand
40.6%
in 2010
Finland rank
10th
New Zealand rank
8th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 40.6% against 34.4% in Finland, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 3.8% 2.8% 1.0% Finland
1970s 6.6% 12.8% 6.2% New Zealand
1980s 10.8% 24.6% 13.8% New Zealand
1990s 15.7% 33.3% 17.6% New Zealand
2000s 30.1% 38.3% 8.1% New Zealand
2010s 34.4% 40.6% 6.2% New Zealand

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, Finland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 40.6% against 34.4% in Finland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary between Finland and New Zealand?
6.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
Finland ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 8th 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. 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 25+ 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)