Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary
Japan
46.7%
in 2010
Korea
56.1%
in 2010
Japan rank
8th
Korea rank
5th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 56.1% against 46.7% in Japan, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 3.4% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 11.7% | 8.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 20.5% | 14.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.6% | 4.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 56.1% | 9.4% | Korea |
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, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 56.1% against 46.7% in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Japan and Korea?
- 9.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 8th and Korea 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 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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About this data
Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)