Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary
Japan
70.0%
in 2010
Korea
74.2%
in 2010
Japan rank
5th
Korea rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 74.2% against 70.0% in Japan, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.7% | 9.0% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 22.8% | 31.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 53.4% | 15.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 75.4% | 5.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 81.3% | 11.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 74.2% | 4.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 74.2% against 70.0% in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary between Japan and Korea?
- 4.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary