Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary
Japan
46.5%
in 2010
Korea
46.0%
in 2010
Japan rank
6th
Korea rank
7th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 46.5% against 46.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Korea ranks 7th of 144 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 11.7% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 16.5% | 9.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 30.2% | 11.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 46.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
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, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 46.5% against 46.0% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Japan and Korea?
- 0.5%, with Japan 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 40-44 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 6th and Korea ranks 7th 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. 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)