Australia vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary

Australia
40.9%
in 2010
New Zealand
42.0%
in 2010
Australia rank
14th
New Zealand rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
1020304050196019852010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 42.0% against 40.9% in Australia, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 21.0% 6.2% 14.8% Australia
1970s 23.2% 19.0% 4.2% Australia
1980s 26.1% 36.7% 10.6% New Zealand
1990s 33.8% 45.1% 11.2% New Zealand
2000s 31.2% 41.8% 10.5% New Zealand
2010s 40.9% 42.0% 1.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 42.0% against 40.9% in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Australia and New Zealand?
1.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 11th 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 35-39 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)