Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total was 1.56 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.56 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Japan peaked at 1.56 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1965.
That places Japan 8th 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 tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.18 | — |
| 1965 | 0.13 | -27.8% |
| 1970 | 0.19 | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 0.29 | +52.6% |
| 1980 | 0.49 | +69.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9 | +80.0% |
| 1995 | 0.86 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | +62.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.155 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.495 | 0.49 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 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 40-44, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total in Japan was 1.56 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 40-44, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.