Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary

Cuba
29.5%
in 2010
Republic of Korea
24.4%
in 2010
Cuba rank
1st
Republic of Korea rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary over time

  • Cuba
  • Republic of Korea
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 29.5% against 24.4% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% Republic of Korea
1970s 0.7% 2.0% 1.4% Republic of Korea
1980s 1.9% 5.4% 3.5% Republic of Korea
1990s 1.1% 7.4% 6.3% Republic of Korea
2000s 7.7% 11.6% 3.9% Republic of Korea
2010s 29.5% 24.4% 5.1% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary, Cuba or Republic of Korea?
Cuba, at 29.5% against 24.4% in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Cuba and Republic of Korea?
5.1%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Cuba ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted 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 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed