Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.
Korea
35.5%
in 2010
United States of America
36.2%
in 2010
Korea rank
45th
United States of America rank
43rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 36.2% against 35.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 43rd 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 | 9.8% | 34.0% | 24.3% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 44.0% | 27.9% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 45.0% | 15.8% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.1% | 3.8% | Korea |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 33.1% | 8.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 36.2% | 0.7% | 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+ with secondary schooling., Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 36.2% against 35.5% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. between Korea and United States of America?
- 0.7%, 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+ with secondary schooling.?
- Korea ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 43rd 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary