New Zealand vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

New Zealand
0.1%
in 2010
United States of America
1.9%
in 2010
New Zealand rank
143rd
United States of America rank
140th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
010203040196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.9% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 37.6 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 140th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 38.0% 10.0% 28.0% New Zealand
1970s 27.0% 6.3% 20.7% New Zealand
1980s 9.6% 5.6% 4.0% New Zealand
1990s 7.4% 6.3% 1.1% New Zealand
2000s 3.8% 4.9% 1.1% United States of America
2010s 0.1% 1.9% 1.8% 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 20-24 with secondary, New Zealand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.9% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between New Zealand and United States of America?
1.8%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
New Zealand ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 140th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed