Italy vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary

Italy
3.6%
in 2010
Japan
3.1%
in 2010
Italy rank
102nd
Japan rank
105th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.6% against 3.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

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

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

Italy ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 105th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 50.0% 37.4% 12.5% Italy
1970s 50.4% 34.3% 16.0% Italy
1980s 38.1% 21.4% 16.7% Italy
1990s 22.8% 9.1% 13.8% Italy
2000s 7.9% 4.2% 3.7% Italy
2010s 3.6% 3.1% 0.6% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 3.6% against 3.1% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary between Italy and Japan?
0.5%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary?
Italy ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 105th 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary