Japan vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.

Japan
5.1%
in 2010
South Africa
5.6%
in 2010
Japan rank
99th
South Africa rank
96th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
010203040196019852010

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5.6% against 5.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes South Africa'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 99th and South Africa ranks 96th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 41.5% 10.5% 31.0% Japan
1970s 37.5% 7.2% 30.3% Japan
1980s 27.4% 7.9% 19.5% Japan
1990s 14.4% 20.7% 6.3% South Africa
2000s 5.5% 8.4% 2.9% South Africa
2010s 5.1% 5.6% 0.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling., Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 5.6% against 5.1% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. between Japan and South Africa?
0.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
Japan ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 96th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-40-44-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/japan/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-40-44-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/japan/south-africa/">Japan vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary