Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 1 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, 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 25+, total in Japan is 1, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Japan peaked at 1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1965.
That places Japan 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.19 | — |
| 1965 | 0.17 | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.34 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.47 | +38.2% |
| 1985 | 0.59 | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7 | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.77 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.87 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1 | +3.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.79, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.255 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.735 | 0.7 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Japan was 1 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 25+, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.