Australia vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total
Australia
11.54
in 2010
Japan
11.6
in 2010
Australia rank
18th
Japan rank
16th
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.6 against 11.54 in Australia, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.45 | 7.92 | 1.53 | Australia |
| 1970s | 10.11 | 8.11 | 2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 11.2 | 9.37 | 1.83 | Australia |
| 1990s | 11.19 | 10.16 | 1.03 | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.23 | 11.12 | 0.105 | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.54 | 11.6 | 0.06 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 11.6 against 11.54 in Australia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total between Australia and Japan?
- 0.06, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.