Japan vs Luxembourg: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.

Japan
30.1%
in 2010
Luxembourg
31.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
16th
Luxembourg rank
13th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. over time

  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 31.9% against 30.1% in Japan, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 13th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 6.0% 4.6% 1.4% Japan
1970s 8.2% 6.5% 1.7% Japan
1980s 16.2% 9.7% 6.5% Japan
1990s 22.2% 12.4% 9.8% Japan
2000s 27.8% 19.1% 8.6% Japan
2010s 30.1% 31.9% 1.8% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling., Japan or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 31.9% against 30.1% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. between Japan and Luxembourg?
1.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Japan ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 13th 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 25+ 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 25+ 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)