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

Russian Federation
37.8%
in 2010
United States of America
26.9%
in 2010
Russian Federation rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd

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

  • Russian Federation
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 37.8% against 26.9% in United States of America, a difference of 10.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 6.4% 4.8% United States of America
1970s 2.4% 7.8% 5.4% United States of America
1980s 8.3% 11.5% 3.2% United States of America
1990s 16.1% 17.0% 0.9% United States of America
2000s 32.4% 26.0% 6.3% Russian Federation
2010s 37.8% 26.9% 10.9% Russian Federation

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, Russian Federation or United States of America?
Russian Federation, at 37.8% against 26.9% in United States of America as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between Russian Federation and United States of America?
10.9%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Russian Federation ranks 1st 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