Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary
Korea
75.4%
in 2010
United States of America
75.5%
in 2010
Korea rank
69th
United States of America rank
67th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 75.5% against 75.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 67th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.9% | 78.2% | 39.4% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 61.0% | 87.0% | 26.0% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 91.4% | 5.1% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 81.2% | 10.9% | Korea |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 88.3% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 75.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 75.5% against 75.4% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Korea and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Korea ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 67th 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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About this data
Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)