Australia vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary

Australia
19.8%
in 2010
Japan
16.7%
in 2010
Australia rank
14th
Japan rank
17th

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

  • Australia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 19.8% against 16.7% in Japan, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.5% 0.4% 3.1% Australia
1970s 5.9% 1.3% 4.6% Australia
1980s 10.6% 5.2% 5.4% Australia
1990s 14.0% 10.8% 3.2% Australia
2000s 14.8% 14.9% 0.2% Japan
2010s 19.8% 16.7% 3.1% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary, Australia or Japan?
Australia, at 19.8% against 16.7% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Australia and Japan?
3.1%, with Australia 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Australia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary