Australia vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary

Australia
10.3%
in 2010
New Zealand
12.2%
in 2010
Australia rank
8th
New Zealand rank
5th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
051015196019852010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 12.2% against 10.3% in Australia, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 3.9% 1.5% 2.4% Australia
1970s 4.5% 4.7% 0.2% New Zealand
1980s 3.8% 9.8% 6.0% New Zealand
1990s 4.2% 13.0% 8.8% New Zealand
2000s 5.7% 14.5% 8.8% New Zealand
2010s 10.3% 12.2% 1.9% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 12.2% against 10.3% in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary between Australia and New Zealand?
1.9%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Australia ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 65-69 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