New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.

New Zealand
15.5%
in 2010
United Kingdom
15.3%
in 2010
New Zealand rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
24th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
05101520196019852010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 144 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 2.7% 1.7% 1.0% New Zealand
1970s 8.0% 5.0% 3.0% New Zealand
1980s 13.6% 5.9% 7.7% New Zealand
1990s 17.1% 10.1% 7.0% New Zealand
2000s 18.2% 13.3% 4.9% New Zealand
2010s 15.5% 15.3% 0.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling., New Zealand or United Kingdom?
New Zealand, at 15.5% against 15.3% in United Kingdom as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
New Zealand ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 24th 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/new-zealand/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/new-zealand/united-kingdom/">New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary