Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female was 5.53 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan stood at 5.53. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan peaked at 5.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.97, in 1970.
That places Japan 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.02 | — |
| 1965 | 1.34 | +31.4% |
| 1970 | 0.97 | -27.6% |
| 1975 | 1.62 | +67.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 3 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 3.05 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.51 | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 4.55 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.52 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 | 1.02 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 0.97 | 1.62 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.78 | 3.05 | 4.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.04 | 4.55 | 5.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Japan was 5.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 45-49.