Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary
Korea
74.8%
in 2010
Singapore
76.5%
in 2010
Korea rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 76.5% against 74.8% in Korea, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 28.4% | 20.2% | 8.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 19.3% | 36.5% | Korea |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 24.7% | 49.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 72.9% | 6.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 76.5% | 1.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 76.5% against 74.8% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Korea and Singapore?
- 1.7%, with Singapore 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 population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Korea ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary