Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary

Japan
49.2%
in 2010
Korea
52.8%
in 2010
Japan rank
21st
Korea rank
20th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 52.8% against 49.2% in Japan, a difference of 3.6%.

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

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

Japan ranks 21st and Korea ranks 20th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 1.6% 10.0% Japan
1970s 12.9% 2.9% 10.0% Japan
1980s 24.0% 8.0% 16.1% Japan
1990s 37.9% 21.3% 16.6% Japan
2000s 48.3% 41.8% 6.5% Japan
2010s 49.2% 52.8% 3.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 52.8% against 49.2% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary between Japan and Korea?
3.6%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Japan ranks 21st and Korea ranks 20th 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary