Korea vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary

Korea
36.5%
in 2010
New Zealand
38.8%
in 2010
Korea rank
11th
New Zealand rank
8th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary over time

  • Korea
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 38.8% against 36.5% in Korea, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 4.3% 2.9% New Zealand
1970s 3.8% 15.7% 12.0% New Zealand
1980s 8.1% 31.4% 23.3% New Zealand
1990s 13.4% 42.0% 28.6% New Zealand
2000s 21.6% 42.1% 20.5% New Zealand
2010s 36.5% 38.8% 2.3% New Zealand

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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 38.8% against 36.5% in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary between Korea and New Zealand?
2.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Korea ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 8th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)