Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.
Korea
41.6%
in 2010
Singapore
37.6%
in 2010
Korea rank
4th
Singapore rank
7th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 41.6% against 37.6% in Singapore, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 7th of 144 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Korea |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 2.3% | 3.9% | Korea |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 3.4% | 7.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 7.1% | 12.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 16.9% | 14.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 37.6% | 4.0% | Korea |
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., Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 41.6% against 37.6% in Singapore as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between Korea and Singapore?
- 4.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Korea ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 7th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)