Japan vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary

Japan
70.2%
in 2010
Korea
74.8%
in 2010
Japan rank
5th
Korea rank
4th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Korea currently reports 74.8% against 70.2% in Japan, a difference of 4.6%.

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 5th and Korea ranks 4th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 23.2% 13.5% 9.7% Japan
1970s 51.9% 28.4% 23.4% Japan
1980s 53.1% 55.8% 2.7% Korea
1990s 67.9% 74.0% 6.1% Korea
2000s 68.4% 79.1% 10.7% Korea
2010s 70.2% 74.8% 4.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 74.8% against 70.2% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Japan and Korea?
4.6%, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary?
Japan ranks 5th and Korea ranks 4th 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 population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary