Japan vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female

Japan
12.82
in 2010
Norway
12.86
in 2010
Japan rank
13th
Norway rank
12th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
051015196019852010

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12.86 against 12.82 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.

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

Japan ranks 13th and Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 6.35 7.46 1.12 Norway
1970s 6.7 8.08 1.38 Norway
1980s 8.21 8.96 0.755 Norway
1990s 10.07 10.77 0.705 Norway
2000s 11.96 12.56 0.61 Norway
2010s 12.82 12.86 0.04 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 12.86 against 12.82 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female between Japan and Norway?
0.04, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female?
Japan ranks 13th and Norway ranks 12th 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of education completed among females age 45-49.