Iceland vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary

Iceland
16.5%
in 2010
Netherlands
17.4%
in 2010
Iceland rank
31st
Netherlands rank
29th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary over time

  • Iceland
  • Netherlands
051015196019852010

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 17.4% against 16.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Netherlands
1970s 1.5% 2.6% 1.1% Netherlands
1980s 2.5% 5.1% 2.6% Netherlands
1990s 4.1% 9.5% 5.3% Netherlands
2000s 11.1% 13.7% 2.6% Netherlands
2010s 16.5% 17.4% 0.8% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary, Iceland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 17.4% against 16.5% in Iceland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary between Iceland and Netherlands?
0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Iceland ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary