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

Australia
12.68
in 2010
Japan
12.98
in 2010
Australia rank
19th
Japan rank
16th

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

  • Australia
  • Japan
051015196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.98 against 12.68 in Australia, a difference of 0.3.

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

Australia ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 9.7 7.26 2.44 Australia
1970s 9.98 7.5 2.48 Australia
1980s 10.74 9.48 1.26 Australia
1990s 11.66 11.18 0.48 Australia
2000s 12.35 12.76 0.41 Japan
2010s 12.68 12.98 0.3 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total, Australia or Japan?
Japan, at 12.98 against 12.68 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total between Australia and Japan?
0.3, 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 40-44, total?
Australia ranks 19th 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 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 total 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.