How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Estonia vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.

Estonia

30.4%

in 2010

Japan

30.6%

in 2010

Estonia rank

12th

Japan rank

11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time

Estonia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 30.6% against 30.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.2%	5.5%	0.7%	Estonia
1970s	8.7%	9.5%	0.8%	Japan
1980s	11.2%	17.2%	6.0%	Japan
1990s	15.1%	23.0%	7.9%	Japan
2000s	25.7%	28.2%	2.5%	Japan
2010s	30.4%	30.6%	0.2%	Japan

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., Estonia or Japan?: Japan, at 30.6% against 30.4% in Estonia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between Estonia and Japan?: 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?: Estonia ranks 12th 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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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)