Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.99 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan is 0.99, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan peaked at 0.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 1965.
Japan ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.17 | — |
| 1965 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.22 | +46.7% |
| 1975 | 0.34 | +54.5% |
| 1980 | 0.42 | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 0.59 | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 0.68 | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.77 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.86 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.94 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.99 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.505 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.725 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Japan was 0.99 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.