Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 11.52 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total 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 25+, total in Japan is 11.52, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Japan peaked at 11.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.08, in 1970.
That places Japan 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.23 | — |
| 1965 | 7.37 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 7.08 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 7.9 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 8.71 | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 9.25 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 9.61 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 10.18 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 10.73 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.17 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.52 | +3.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 11.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.05, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 11.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3 | 7.23 | 7.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.49 | 7.08 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.98 | 8.71 | 9.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.89 | 9.61 | 10.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.95 | 10.73 | 11.17 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.52 | 11.52 | 11.52 | 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 25+, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Japan was 11.52 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+, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.