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

Japan
48.1%
in 2010
Latvia
46.8%
in 2010
Japan rank
9th
Latvia rank
11th

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

  • Japan
  • Latvia
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48.1% against 46.8% in Latvia, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 11th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.9% 13.9% 11.0% Latvia
1970s 21.4% 19.0% 2.4% Japan
1980s 41.3% 20.4% 20.9% Japan
1990s 50.6% 13.4% 37.2% Japan
2000s 60.5% 28.2% 32.2% Japan
2010s 48.1% 46.8% 1.3% Japan

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 Latvia?
Japan, at 48.1% against 46.8% in Latvia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and Latvia?
1.3%, 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 20-24 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 11th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)