New Zealand vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary

New Zealand
23.6%
in 2010
Norway
21.2%
in 2010
New Zealand rank
30th
Norway rank
33rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
0510152025196019852010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 23.6% against 21.2% in Norway, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 2.3% 0.8% New Zealand
1970s 10.6% 5.7% 5.0% New Zealand
1980s 19.2% 9.9% 9.2% New Zealand
1990s 22.4% 14.4% 8.0% New Zealand
2000s 22.6% 20.2% 2.4% New Zealand
2010s 23.6% 21.2% 2.4% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 23.6% against 21.2% in Norway as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary between New Zealand and Norway?
2.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
New Zealand ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/new-zealand/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/new-zealand/norway/">New Zealand vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary