New Zealand vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary

New Zealand
16.8%
in 2010
United States of America
26.9%
in 2010
New Zealand rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 26.9% against 16.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2.5% 6.4% 3.8% United States of America
1970s 6.0% 7.8% 1.8% United States of America
1980s 12.1% 11.5% 0.6% New Zealand
1990s 18.1% 17.0% 1.1% New Zealand
2000s 18.6% 26.0% 7.4% United States of America
2010s 16.8% 26.9% 10.1% 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 55-59 with tertiary, New Zealand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 26.9% against 16.8% in New Zealand as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between New Zealand and United States of America?
10.1%, 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 55-59 with tertiary?
New Zealand ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 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