Australia vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.
Australia
31.0%
in 2010
Japan
30.6%
in 2010
Australia rank
10th
Japan rank
11th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 31.0% against 30.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 5.5% | 11.6% | Australia |
| 1970s | 20.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 17.2% | 6.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 23.0% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 28.2% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling., Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 31.0% against 30.6% in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between Australia and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Australia ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th 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+ 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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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)