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
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
Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary