Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female

Japan
5.97
in 2010
Korea
5.98
in 2010
Japan rank
23rd
Korea rank
22nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.98 against 5.97 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.

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

Japan ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.37 2.63 2.74 Japan
1970s 5.53 4.3 1.23 Japan
1980s 5.73 5.46 0.27 Japan
1990s 5.89 5.94 0.04 Korea
2000s 5.96 5.97 0.015 Korea
2010s 5.97 5.98 0.01 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 5.98 against 5.97 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female between Japan and Korea?
0.01, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female?
Japan ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 35-39.