Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total was 5.95 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 5.95 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan peaked at 5.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 1960.
Japan ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.07 | — |
| 1965 | 5.14 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 5.3 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.34 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.54 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.58 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.7 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.75 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.87 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.95 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.32 | 5.3 | 5.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.56 | 5.54 | 5.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.72 | 5.7 | 5.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.88 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 22 Cyprus 5.96 compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.96 compare
- 22 United States 5.96 compare
- 26 Canada 5.94 compare
- 26 Greece 5.94 compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 5.93 compare
- 28 Sweden 5.93 compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan was 5.95 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 50-54, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 50-54.