Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 12.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Japan is 12.98, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Japan peaked at 13.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.15, in 1960.
Japan ranks 11th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 20-24, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.15 | — |
| 1965 | 8.19 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 10.66 | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 10.66 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.4 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 12.59 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 12.85 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.12 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 13.45 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.42 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.98 | -3.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 12.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.95, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 12.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.46, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 | 8.15 | 8.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.66 | 10.66 | 10.66 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.59 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.98 | 12.85 | 13.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.43 | 13.42 | 13.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.98 | 12.98 | 12.98 | 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Japan was 12.98 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 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.