Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary
Korea
47.2%
in 2010
United States of America
37.0%
in 2010
Korea rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 47.2% against 37.0% in United States of America, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 9.5% | 9.2% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 13.8% | 12.5% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 21.6% | 17.4% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 27.7% | 18.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 30.6% | 4.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 37.0% | 10.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 47.2% against 37.0% in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary between Korea and United States of America?
- 10.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United States of America 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 35-39 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary