Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary was 19.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan stood at 19.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 24.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1965.
Japan ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +570.4% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +67.3% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +183.1% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 5.4% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 Colombia 21.9% compare
- 14 Malta 21.0% compare
- 15 Latvia 20.7% compare
- 17 United States of America 19.3% compare
- 18 Russian Federation 17.4% compare
- 19 New Zealand 17.2% compare
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan was 19.8% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary