Japan vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary

Japan
48.1%
in 2010
United States of America
64.3%
in 2010
Japan rank
9th
United States of America rank
7th

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

  • Japan
  • United States of America
0204060196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 64.3% against 48.1% in Japan, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2.9% 24.2% 21.3% United States of America
1970s 21.4% 38.3% 16.9% United States of America
1980s 41.3% 46.2% 4.9% United States of America
1990s 50.6% 55.4% 4.8% United States of America
2000s 60.5% 59.0% 1.4% Japan
2010s 48.1% 64.3% 16.3% United States of America

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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 64.3% against 48.1% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and United States of America?
16.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th 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)