Japan vs Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary

Japan
19.8%
in 2010
Malta
21.0%
in 2010
Japan rank
16th
Malta rank
14th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 21.0% against 19.8% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Malta ranks 14th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Malta
1970s 3.4% 2.4% 1.1% Japan
1980s 10.3% 3.8% 6.5% Japan
1990s 19.9% 10.5% 9.3% Japan
2000s 24.3% 12.9% 11.5% Japan
2010s 19.8% 21.0% 1.2% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 21.0% against 19.8% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and Malta?
1.2%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 16th and Malta ranks 14th 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary