Luxembourg vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary

Luxembourg
15.7%
in 2010
South Africa
14.9%
in 2010
Luxembourg rank
52nd
South Africa rank
54th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary over time

  • Luxembourg
  • South Africa
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11.8% 21.0% 9.2% South Africa
1970s 14.5% 18.5% 4.0% South Africa
1980s 18.3% 18.4% 0.2% South Africa
1990s 21.4% 17.1% 4.3% Luxembourg
2000s 19.6% 24.9% 5.3% South Africa
2010s 15.7% 14.9% 0.8% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary, Luxembourg or South Africa?
Luxembourg, at 15.7% against 14.9% in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary between Luxembourg and South Africa?
0.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
Luxembourg ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 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