Japan vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female

Japan
13.73
in 2010
United States of America
13.94
in 2010
Japan rank
7th
United States of America rank
4th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
051015196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.94 against 13.73 in Japan, a difference of 0.21.

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

Japan ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 144 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 8.36 11.25 2.9 United States of America
1970s 9.47 12.36 2.89 United States of America
1980s 11.75 13.03 1.27 United States of America
1990s 12.93 13.26 0.335 United States of America
2000s 13.57 13.57 0
2010s 13.73 13.94 0.21 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 13.94 against 13.73 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female between Japan and United States of America?
0.21, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?
Japan ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th 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 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female
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 total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.