Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 5.94 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan stood at 5.94.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan peaked at 5.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.64, in 1960.
Japan ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.64 | — |
| 1965 | 5.81 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 5.89 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.91 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.97 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.98 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.98 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.96 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.95 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.94 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 | 5.64 | 5.81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.9 | 5.89 | 5.91 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.94 | 5.91 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.96 | 5.95 | 5.96 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.94 | 5.94 | 5.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Japan was 5.94 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.