Iceland vs Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Iceland
53.1%
in 2010
Republic of Korea
71.2%
in 2010
Iceland rank
2nd
Republic of Korea rank
1st

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

  • Iceland
  • Republic of Korea
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 71.2% against 53.1% in Iceland, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

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

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.0% 5.6% 0.5% Republic of Korea
1970s 8.2% 9.4% 1.2% Republic of Korea
1980s 13.3% 18.7% 5.4% Republic of Korea
1990s 19.1% 32.9% 13.8% Republic of Korea
2000s 36.1% 48.6% 12.5% Republic of Korea
2010s 53.1% 71.2% 18.1% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Iceland or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 71.2% against 53.1% in Iceland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Iceland and Republic of Korea?
18.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Republic of Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Iceland ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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 20-24 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