Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

Korea
14.7%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
14.9%
in 2010
Korea rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
136th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 33.5% 4.1% 29.4% Korea
1970s 50.0% 12.5% 37.4% Korea
1980s 63.5% 16.9% 46.6% Korea
1990s 59.6% 10.0% 49.6% Korea
2000s 41.6% 5.8% 35.8% Korea
2010s 14.7% 14.9% 0.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary, Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.9% against 14.7% in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between Korea and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Korea ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th 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 20-24 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)