Japan vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total

Japan
5.48
in 2010
Sweden
5.56
in 2010
Japan rank
27th
Sweden rank
24th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
23456196019852010

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.56 against 5.48 in Japan, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.33 2.12 0.22 Japan
1970s 2.34 3.17 0.825 Sweden
1980s 3.79 4.95 1.16 Sweden
1990s 4.91 5.12 0.215 Sweden
2000s 5.43 5.5 0.065 Sweden
2010s 5.48 5.56 0.08 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.56 against 5.48 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total between Japan and Sweden?
0.08, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Japan ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th 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 35-39, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, 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, 35-39, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 35-39.