Japan vs Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Japan
42.1%
in 2010
Libya
52.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
11th
Libya rank
8th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Libya
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Libya currently reports 52.9% against 42.1% in Japan, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 11th and Libya ranks 8th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 9.5% 0.2% 9.2% Japan
1970s 25.5% 1.6% 23.9% Japan
1980s 42.6% 3.2% 39.4% Japan
1990s 49.2% 6.7% 42.5% Japan
2000s 55.5% 39.3% 16.2% Japan
2010s 42.1% 52.9% 10.8% Libya

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 Libya?
Libya, at 52.9% 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 Libya?
10.8%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Libya rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 11th and Libya ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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

Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)