Iceland vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary

Iceland
43.6%
in 2010
New Zealand
46.9%
in 2010
Iceland rank
14th
New Zealand rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 46.9% against 43.6% in Iceland, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iceland ranks 14th and New Zealand 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 Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2.8% 3.6% 0.9% New Zealand
1970s 4.4% 15.6% 11.2% New Zealand
1980s 6.7% 31.5% 24.8% New Zealand
1990s 17.4% 41.0% 23.6% New Zealand
2000s 28.1% 42.0% 13.9% New Zealand
2010s 43.6% 46.9% 3.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary, Iceland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 46.9% against 43.6% in Iceland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary between Iceland and New Zealand?
3.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Iceland ranks 14th and New Zealand 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 35-39 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 35-39 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)