Greece vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary
Greece
42.9%
in 2010
Korea
59.9%
in 2010
Greece rank
4th
Korea rank
2nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time
- Greece
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 59.9% against 42.9% in Greece, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Greece ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.1% | Korea |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 9.0% | 6.7% | Greece |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.0% | 1.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 41.7% | 12.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 59.9% | 17.0% | Korea |
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, Greece or Korea?
- Korea, at 59.9% against 42.9% in Greece as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Greece and Korea?
- 17.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Greece and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Greece ranks 4th 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 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