Belgium vs Luxembourg: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary

Belgium
39.4%
in 2010
Luxembourg
41.4%
in 2010
Belgium rank
15th
Luxembourg rank
13th

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

  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 41.4% against 39.4% in Belgium, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 15th and Luxembourg ranks 13th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 5.9% 5.2% 0.7% Belgium
1970s 9.0% 9.7% 0.7% Luxembourg
1980s 17.8% 14.3% 3.5% Belgium
1990s 26.2% 16.4% 9.8% Belgium
2000s 33.5% 24.7% 8.9% Belgium
2010s 39.4% 41.4% 2.0% Luxembourg

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, Belgium or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 41.4% against 39.4% in Belgium as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Belgium and Luxembourg?
2.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Belgium ranks 15th and Luxembourg ranks 13th 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)