Greece vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

Greece
1.4
in 2010
Japan
1.56
in 2010
Greece rank
10th
Japan rank
8th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.56 against 1.4 in Greece, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.115 0.155 0.04 Japan
1970s 0.165 0.24 0.075 Japan
1980s 0.345 0.495 0.15 Japan
1990s 0.605 0.88 0.275 Japan
2000s 1.02 1.4 0.38 Japan
2010s 1.4 1.56 0.16 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total, Greece or Japan?
Japan, at 1.56 against 1.4 in Greece as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total between Greece and Japan?
0.16, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Greece ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th 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 tertiary schooling, age 40-44, 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 tertiary schooling, age 40-44, 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 tertiary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.