Japan vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary

Japan
19.9%
in 2010
Switzerland
21.0%
in 2010
Japan rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 21.0% against 19.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.

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

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

Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 5.3% 4.6% Switzerland
1970s 0.9% 3.5% 2.6% Switzerland
1980s 3.4% 3.7% 0.3% Switzerland
1990s 5.3% 4.8% 0.5% Japan
2000s 8.3% 8.4% 0.1% Switzerland
2010s 19.9% 21.0% 1.1% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 21.0% against 19.9% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary between Japan and Switzerland?
1.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)