Korea vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary
Korea
42.0%
in 2010
Singapore
37.9%
in 2010
Korea rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 42.0% against 37.9% in Singapore, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 2.7% | 6.7% | Korea |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 3.9% | 9.0% | Korea |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.1% | 7.0% | Korea |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 37.9% | 4.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 42.0% against 37.9% in Singapore as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Korea and Singapore?
- 4.1%, with Korea 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 40-44 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 1st 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary