Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary
Japan
49.2%
in 2010
Korea
52.2%
in 2010
Japan rank
9th
Korea rank
6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 52.2% against 49.2% in Japan, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Korea ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 5.3% | 10.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 12.4% | 19.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 31.6% | 13.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 52.2% | 2.9% | 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, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 52.2% against 49.2% in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary between Japan and Korea?
- 3.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 9th and Korea 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 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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About this data
Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)