Japan vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary

Japan
41.8%
in 2010
Latvia
41.0%
in 2010
Japan rank
28th
Latvia rank
29th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary over time

  • Japan
  • Latvia
10203040196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 41.8% against 41.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Japan ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 29th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 18.3% 8.4% 9.9% Japan
1970s 21.1% 11.3% 9.7% Japan
1980s 27.9% 17.2% 10.8% Japan
1990s 33.1% 26.5% 6.5% Japan
2000s 39.3% 37.4% 2.0% Japan
2010s 41.8% 41.0% 0.9% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary, Japan or Latvia?
Japan, at 41.8% against 41.0% in Latvia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary between Japan and Latvia?
0.8%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Japan ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 29th 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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

Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary