Japan vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary
Japan
70.2%
in 2010
Singapore
76.5%
in 2010
Japan rank
5th
Singapore rank
3rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 76.5% against 70.2% in Japan, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Singapore'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 Singapore ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 15.2% | 8.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 20.2% | 31.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 19.3% | 33.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 24.7% | 43.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 72.9% | 4.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 76.5% | 6.3% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 76.5% 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 Singapore?
- 6.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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