Japan vs Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary
Japan
42.1%
in 2010
Malaysia
38.2%
in 2010
Japan rank
11th
Malaysia rank
14th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 42.1% against 38.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 1.8% | 7.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 25.5% | 1.7% | 23.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 11.1% | 31.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 15.3% | 33.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 26.1% | 29.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 38.2% | 3.9% | Japan |
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 Malaysia?
- Japan, at 42.1% against 38.2% in Malaysia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and Malaysia?
- 3.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th 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)