Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary

Korea
16.8%
in 2010
Singapore
16.1%
in 2010
Korea rank
50th
Singapore rank
52nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary over time

  • Korea
  • Singapore
051015196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.8% against 16.1% in Singapore, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Korea ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 52nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Korea
1970s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Korea
1980s 2.0% 0.9% 1.1% Korea
1990s 4.1% 3.0% 1.2% Korea
2000s 9.6% 7.4% 2.1% Korea
2010s 16.8% 16.1% 0.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary, Korea or Singapore?
Korea, at 16.8% against 16.1% in Singapore as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary between Korea and Singapore?
0.7%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Korea ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 52nd 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)