Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 41.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
41.8%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2010
All-time low
18.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 181965: 18.61970: 19.51975: 22.61980: 26.31985: 29.61990: 30.71995: 35.42000: 38.22005: 40.52010: 41.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan stood at 41.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan peaked at 41.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1960.

That places Japan 28th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 18.0%
1965 18.6% +3.7%
1970 19.5% +4.9%
1975 22.6% +15.6%
1980 26.3% +16.4%
1985 29.6% +12.6%
1990 30.7% +3.6%
1995 35.4% +15.5%
2000 38.2% +7.8%
2005 40.5% +5.9%
2010 41.8% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.3% 18.0% 18.6% 2
1970s 21.1% 19.5% 22.6% 2
1980s 27.9% 26.3% 29.6% 2
1990s 33.1% 30.7% 35.4% 2
2000s 39.3% 38.2% 40.5% 2
2010s 41.8% 41.8% 41.8% 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 25 Croatia 43.0% compare
  2. 26 Serbia 42.8% compare
  3. 27 United Arab Emirates 42.5% compare
  4. 29 Latvia 41.0% compare
  5. 30 Malaysia 39.5% compare
  6. 31 Albania 38.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Japan was 41.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Japan ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary