Iceland vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary
Iceland
86.2%
in 2010
Korea
85.0%
in 2010
Iceland rank
1st
Korea rank
2nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 86.2% against 85.0% in Korea, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 2.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 22.2% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 39.1% | 8.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.9% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.0% | 1.2% | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Korea?
- Iceland, at 86.2% against 85.0% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Iceland and Korea?
- 1.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 1st 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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About this data
Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)