Korea vs Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary
Korea
13.8%
in 2010
Thailand
12.8%
in 2010
Korea rank
22nd
Thailand rank
25th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Korea currently reports 13.8% against 12.8% in Thailand, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 25th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 6.6% | 3.1% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 11.2% | 1.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 1.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Korea or Thailand?
- Korea, at 13.8% against 12.8% in Thailand as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Korea and Thailand?
- 1.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 25th 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 tertiary schooling. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary