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

New Zealand
40.6%
in 2010
Singapore
34.0%
in 2010
New Zealand rank
8th
Singapore rank
11th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 40.6% against 34.0% in Singapore, a difference of 6.6%.

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

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

New Zealand ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 11th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.8% 0.7% 2.1% New Zealand
1970s 12.8% 1.2% 11.6% New Zealand
1980s 24.6% 2.5% 22.1% New Zealand
1990s 33.3% 5.8% 27.6% New Zealand
2000s 38.3% 14.9% 23.4% New Zealand
2010s 40.6% 34.0% 6.6% 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, New Zealand or Singapore?
New Zealand, at 40.6% against 34.0% in Singapore as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary between New Zealand and Singapore?
6.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
New Zealand ranks 8th and Singapore 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 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)