Japan vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total

Japan
12.75
in 2010
Norway
12.64
in 2010
Japan rank
11th
Norway rank
12th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
051015196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.75 against 12.64 in Norway, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 6.5 7.67 1.17 Norway
1970s 6.57 8.07 1.5 Norway
1980s 8.12 8.87 0.745 Norway
1990s 9.49 10.64 1.15 Norway
2000s 11.21 12.14 0.935 Norway
2010s 12.75 12.64 0.11 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 12.75 against 12.64 in Norway as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total between Japan and Norway?
0.11, with Japan 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 50-54, total?
Japan ranks 11th 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 50-54, 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 50-54, 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 total schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of education completed among people age 50-54.