Korea vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary

Korea
18.4%
in 2010
Latvia
20.0%
in 2010
Korea rank
33rd
Latvia rank
30th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary over time

  • Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 20.0% against 18.4% in Korea, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 30th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 4.3% 3.7% Latvia
1970s 1.4% 4.7% 3.2% Latvia
1980s 2.7% 7.7% 5.0% Latvia
1990s 9.0% 12.4% 3.4% Latvia
2000s 13.0% 16.6% 3.6% Latvia
2010s 18.4% 20.0% 1.6% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary, Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 20.0% against 18.4% in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between Korea and Latvia?
1.6%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Korea ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 30th 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)