Finland vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary
Finland
42.9%
in 2010
Japan
46.7%
in 2010
Finland rank
9th
Japan rank
8th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 46.7% against 42.9% in Finland, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 7.1% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 20.4% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 34.5% | 10.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 44.3% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 46.7% | 3.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 46.7% against 42.9% in Finland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Finland and Japan?
- 3.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Finland ranks 9th and Japan 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 35-39 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)