Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary
Korea
56.1%
in 2010
Singapore
59.5%
in 2010
Korea rank
5th
Singapore rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 59.5% against 56.1% in Korea, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 2.6% | 4.8% | Korea |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 6.8% | 13.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 23.4% | 16.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 59.5% | 3.4% | Singapore |
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, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 59.5% against 56.1% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Korea and Singapore?
- 3.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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)