Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary
Korea
24.4%
in 2010
United States of America
16.9%
in 2010
Korea rank
3rd
United States of America rank
6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 24.4% against 16.9% in United States of America, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 3.7% | 2.8% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 5.2% | 3.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 6.0% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 12.8% | 5.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 16.9% | 7.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 24.4% against 16.9% in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Korea and United States of America?
- 7.5%, with Korea 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 tertiary?
- Korea ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th 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 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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About this data
Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)