Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary
Korea
59.9%
in 2010
Singapore
60.0%
in 2010
Korea rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 60.0% against 59.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 1.5% | 3.4% | Korea |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 2.9% | 4.8% | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 4.2% | 4.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 9.9% | 10.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 32.6% | 9.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 60.0% | 0.1% | Singapore |
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, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 60.0% against 59.9% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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