Canada vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary
Canada
34.6%
in 2010
United States of America
33.5%
in 2010
Canada rank
8th
United States of America rank
10th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 34.6% against 33.5% in United States of America, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 15.0% | 2.5% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 21.5% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 27.3% | 7.0% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 28.4% | 12.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 30.5% | 2.6% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 33.5% | 1.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 34.6% against 33.5% in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Canada and United States of America?
- 1.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th 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 25-29 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary