Iceland vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary

Iceland
90.0%
in 2010
New Zealand
91.3%
in 2010
Iceland rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
21st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
406080100196019852010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 91.3% against 90.0% in Iceland, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Iceland ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 21st 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 36.1% 68.3% 32.3% New Zealand
1970s 48.4% 74.5% 26.1% New Zealand
1980s 57.7% 72.4% 14.7% New Zealand
1990s 65.4% 74.5% 9.0% New Zealand
2000s 75.1% 84.6% 9.4% New Zealand
2010s 90.0% 91.3% 1.3% New Zealand

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, Iceland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 91.3% against 90.0% in Iceland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Iceland and New Zealand?
1.3%, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary?
Iceland ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 21st 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)