Canada vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary

Canada
24.6%
in 2010
United States of America
31.6%
in 2010
Canada rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
102030196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 31.6% against 24.6% in Canada, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 7.3% 7.1% 0.2% Canada
1970s 6.1% 10.2% 4.1% United States of America
1980s 5.9% 13.1% 7.3% United States of America
1990s 6.8% 18.9% 12.1% United States of America
2000s 17.2% 25.1% 7.9% United States of America
2010s 24.6% 31.6% 7.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 31.6% against 24.6% in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary between Canada and United States of America?
7.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary?
Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary