Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total

Japan
5.42
in 2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.45
in 2010
Japan rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 5.45 against 5.42 in Japan, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 0.995 0.275 Japan
1970s 1.13 1.83 0.695 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 2.23 2.31 0.085 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 3.28 3.21 0.07 Japan
2000s 4.53 3.92 0.605 Japan
2010s 5.42 5.45 0.03 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 5.45 against 5.42 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.03, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total?
Japan ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th 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 50-54, 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 50-54, 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, 50-54, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 50-54.