Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary
Korea
70.3%
in 2010
United States of America
62.6%
in 2010
Korea rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 70.3% against 62.6% in United States of America, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 23.0% | 18.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 32.0% | 22.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 49.2% | 34.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 52.7% | 25.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 58.9% | 11.5% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 62.6% | 7.7% | Korea |
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, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 70.3% against 62.6% in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary between Korea and United States of America?
- 7.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th 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. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)