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

Japan
96.8%
in 2010
Tonga
97.0%
in 2010
Japan rank
7th
Tonga rank
5th

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

  • Japan
  • Tonga
020406080100196019852010

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 97.0% against 96.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Japan ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 5th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 76.1% 62.1% 14.0% Japan
1970s 83.7% 80.0% 3.7% Japan
1980s 88.8% 86.9% 1.9% Japan
1990s 91.9% 94.1% 2.2% Tonga
2000s 94.1% 79.8% 14.4% Japan
2010s 96.8% 97.0% 0.2% Tonga

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 Tonga?
Tonga, at 97.0% against 96.8% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Japan and Tonga?
0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Tonga rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Japan ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 5th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)