Japan vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

Japan
4.69
in 2010
Norway
4.6
in 2010
Japan rank
27th
Norway rank
29th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.69 against 4.6 in Norway, a difference of 0.09.

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

Japan ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 144 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 0.85 1.52 Japan
1970s 2.28 1.32 0.955 Japan
1980s 3.17 2.12 1.05 Japan
1990s 3.65 3.21 0.435 Japan
2000s 4.34 4.2 0.145 Japan
2010s 4.69 4.6 0.09 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 4.69 against 4.6 in Norway as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Japan and Norway?
0.09, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Japan ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total
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 secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.