Korea vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary
Korea
25.3%
in 2010
Sweden
28.0%
in 2010
Korea rank
24th
Sweden rank
21st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 28.0% against 25.3% in Korea, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st of 144 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 5.1% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 6.8% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 13.3% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 21.8% | 10.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 26.1% | 9.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 28.0% | 2.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary, Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 28.0% against 25.3% in Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary between Korea and Sweden?
- 2.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary?
- Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st 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 50-54 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)