Japan vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary
Japan
42.1%
in 2010
Latvia
50.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
11th
Latvia rank
9th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 50.9% against 42.1% in Japan, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 14.1% | 4.6% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 25.5% | 17.8% | 7.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 17.7% | 24.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 10.7% | 38.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 21.4% | 34.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 50.9% | 8.8% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 50.9% against 42.1% in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and Latvia?
- 8.8%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th 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 20-24 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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About this data
Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)