Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female was 1.64 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female 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 35-39, female in Japan is 1.64, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Japan peaked at 1.64 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1970.
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 35-39, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.18 | +500.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 0.71 | +184.0% |
| 1990 | 0.74 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +81.1% |
| 2000 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.105 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 0.74 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.34 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Japan was 1.64 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 35-39, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 35-39.