Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total was 12.75 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.75
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.75
in 2010
All-time low
6.44
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 6.51965: 6.51970: 6.41975: 6.71980: 81985: 8.21990: 9.41995: 9.62000: 11.22005: 11.22010: 12.8

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 50-54, total in Japan is 12.75, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan peaked at 12.75 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.44, in 1970.

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 50-54, total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.54
1965 6.46 -1.2%
1970 6.44 -0.3%
1975 6.7 +4.0%
1980 8.03 +19.9%
1985 8.22 +2.4%
1990 9.41 +14.5%
1995 9.57 +1.7%
2000 11.2 +17.0%
2005 11.21 +0.1%
2010 12.75 +13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.5 6.46 6.54 2
1970s 6.57 6.44 6.7 2
1980s 8.12 8.03 8.22 2
1990s 9.49 9.41 9.57 2
2000s 11.21 11.2 11.21 2
2010s 12.75 12.75 12.75 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 8 Denmark 13.08 compare
  2. 9 Estonia 13.02 compare
  3. 10 Canada 12.9 compare
  4. 12 Norway 12.64 compare
  5. 13 Finland 12.57 compare
  6. 14 Slovenia 12.36 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 50-54, total in Japan?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Japan was 12.75 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 50-54, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 12.75 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.44 in 1970.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total?
Japan ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of education completed among people age 50-54.