Cuba vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Cuba
75.8%
in 2010
Korea
85.0%
in 2010
Cuba rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd

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

  • Cuba
  • Korea
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 85.0% against 75.8% in Cuba, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 6.6% 3.5% Korea
1970s 7.1% 11.2% 4.0% Korea
1980s 9.1% 22.2% 13.2% Korea
1990s 9.4% 39.1% 29.7% Korea
2000s 21.5% 57.9% 36.4% Korea
2010s 75.8% 85.0% 9.2% 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, Cuba or Korea?
Korea, at 85.0% against 75.8% in Cuba as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Cuba and Korea?
9.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Cuba ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd 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)