Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.95 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.95
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.15
in 1995
All-time low
8.6
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan, 1960–2010

02.557.5101960198520101960: 8.61965: 8.81970: 9.91975: 10.11980: 10.31985: 10.51990: 111995: 11.22000: 11.12005: 112010: 10.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan is 10.95, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan peaked at 11.15 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 1960.

That places Japan 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.6
1965 8.76 +1.9%
1970 9.87 +12.7%
1975 10.14 +2.7%
1980 10.3 +1.6%
1985 10.47 +1.7%
1990 11 +5.1%
1995 11.15 +1.4%
2000 11.11 -0.4%
2005 11.03 -0.7%
2010 10.95 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.68 8.6 8.76 2
1970s 10 9.87 10.14 2
1980s 10.39 10.3 10.47 2
1990s 11.07 11 11.15 2
2000s 11.07 11.03 11.11 2
2010s 10.95 10.95 10.95 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 5 Mauritius 11.85 compare
  2. 6 Tonga 11.09 compare
  3. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 11.04 compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.94 compare
  5. 10 Sri Lanka 10.82 compare
  6. 11 Australia 10.81 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Japan was 10.95 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 11.15 in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
Japan ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.