Barbados vs Macau, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Barbados
19.4%
in 2010
Macau, China
21.6%
in 2010
Barbados rank
39th
Macau, China rank
36th

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

  • Barbados
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 21.6% against 19.4% in Barbados, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 39th and Macau, China ranks 36th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Macau, China Difference Ahead
1960s 2.1% 1.9% 0.2% Barbados
1970s 2.8% 4.4% 1.6% Macau, China
1980s 6.7% 6.2% 0.5% Barbados
1990s 2.6% 15.1% 12.5% Macau, China
2000s 5.8% 13.7% 7.9% Macau, China
2010s 19.4% 21.6% 2.3% Macau, China

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, Barbados or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 21.6% against 19.4% in Barbados as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Barbados and Macau, China?
2.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Macau, China?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Barbados and Macau, China rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Barbados ranks 39th and Macau, China ranks 36th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)