Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 12.69 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 12.69 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Japan peaked at 13.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.8, in 1960.
Japan ranks 12th 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, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8 | — |
| 1965 | 8.83 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 10.82 | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 10.79 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 12.1 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 12.26 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 12.7 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 12.86 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.11 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.69 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.82 | 8.8 | 8.83 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.8 | 10.79 | 10.82 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.18 | 12.1 | 12.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.78 | 12.7 | 12.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.11 | 13.11 | 13.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.69 | 12.69 | 12.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Japan was 12.69 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, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.