Philippines vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary

Philippines
11.9%
in 2010
United States of America
16.9%
in 2010
Philippines rank
7th
United States of America rank
5th

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

  • Philippines
  • United States of America
51015196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.9% against 11.9% in Philippines, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 5th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 3.6% 2.6% Philippines
1970s 8.7% 5.2% 3.5% Philippines
1980s 11.3% 5.9% 5.3% Philippines
1990s 13.7% 12.7% 1.0% Philippines
2000s 15.6% 11.0% 4.7% Philippines
2010s 11.9% 16.9% 5.0% 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 15-19 with tertiary, Philippines or United States of America?
United States of America, at 16.9% against 11.9% in Philippines as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Philippines and United States of America?
5.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Philippines and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Philippines ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 5th 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