Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female was 13.73 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 13.73 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in 2010.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Japan peaked at 13.76 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.13, in 1965.
That places Japan 7th 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 25-29, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.58 | — |
| 1965 | 8.13 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 8.23 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 10.71 | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 10.73 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 12.78 | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 12.75 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 13.39 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.76 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.73 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.36 | 8.13 | 8.58 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.47 | 8.23 | 10.71 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.75 | 10.73 | 12.78 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.93 | 12.75 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.57 | 13.39 | 13.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.73 | 13.73 | 13.73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 4 United States of America 13.94 compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 13.86 compare
- 6 Canada 13.81 compare
- 8 Switzerland 13.63 compare
- 9 Poland 13.54 compare
- 10 Greece 13.52 compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.52 compare
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Japan was 13.73 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 25-29, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.76 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.