Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education

Korea
0.5%
in 2010
United States of America
0.4%
in 2010
Korea rank
117th
United States of America rank
119th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 119th of 144 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 63.2% 1.2% 62.0% Korea
1970s 42.7% 0.9% 41.8% Korea
1980s 18.9% 0.8% 18.1% Korea
1990s 3.7% 0.8% 2.9% Korea
2000s 1.2% 0.4% 0.8% Korea
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education, Korea or United States of America?
Korea, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education between Korea and United States of America?
0.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
Korea ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 119th 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 45-49 with no education. 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 45-49 with no education
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
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education