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

Korea
18.4%
in 2010
Mongolia
19.4%
in 2010
Korea rank
33rd
Mongolia rank
31st

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

  • Korea
  • Mongolia
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 19.4% against 18.4% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 33rd and Mongolia ranks 31st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Korea
1970s 1.4% 3.1% 1.7% Mongolia
1980s 2.7% 7.8% 5.1% Mongolia
1990s 9.0% 11.0% 2.0% Mongolia
2000s 13.0% 16.0% 3.0% Mongolia
2010s 18.4% 19.4% 1.0% Mongolia

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 Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 19.4% 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 Mongolia?
1.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mongolia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Korea and Mongolia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Korea ranks 33rd and Mongolia ranks 31st 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)