Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total was 1.57 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.57 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Japan peaked at 1.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1960.
Japan ranks 8th 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, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.18 | — |
| 1965 | 0.24 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.21 | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.41 | +95.2% |
| 1980 | 0.49 | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.87 | +77.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | +55.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.68 | 0.49 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.4 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.2318 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Japan was 1.57 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, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.