Korea vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary
Korea
33.3%
in 2010
United States of America
31.3%
in 2010
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 33.3% against 31.3% in United States of America, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 10.1% | 9.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 14.3% | 11.5% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 21.9% | 15.4% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 27.2% | 16.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 29.5% | 11.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.3% | 2.0% | 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 tertiary, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 33.3% against 31.3% in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary between Korea and United States of America?
- 2.0%, 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 tertiary?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States of America 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 45-49 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary