Japan vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary

Japan
19.9%
in 2010
Netherlands
20.4%
in 2010
Japan rank
24th
Netherlands rank
22nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 20.4% against 19.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Japan ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9% 1.4% 0.5% Netherlands
1970s 1.2% 4.2% 2.9% Netherlands
1980s 4.4% 6.0% 1.6% Netherlands
1990s 7.8% 10.4% 2.7% Netherlands
2000s 14.5% 15.6% 1.2% Netherlands
2010s 19.9% 20.4% 0.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 20.4% against 19.9% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary between Japan and Netherlands?
0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 22nd 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)