Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 41.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
41.3%
World rank
26th
of 144 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2010
All-time low
11.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 151965: 15.61970: 11.71975: 17.51980: 211985: 24.41990: 281995: 322000: 36.12005: 392010: 41.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan is 41.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan peaked at 41.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1970.

Japan ranks 26th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with secondary in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 15.0%
1965 15.6% +4.0%
1970 11.7% -25.1%
1975 17.5% +49.6%
1980 21.0% +20.3%
1985 24.4% +16.3%
1990 28.0% +14.6%
1995 32.0% +14.3%
2000 36.1% +12.6%
2005 39.0% +8.0%
2010 41.3% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.3% 15.0% 15.6% 2
1970s 14.6% 11.7% 17.5% 2
1980s 22.7% 21.0% 24.4% 2
1990s 30.0% 28.0% 32.0% 2
2000s 37.5% 36.1% 39.0% 2
2010s 41.3% 41.3% 41.3% 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42.0% compare
  2. 24 Latvia 41.7% compare
  3. 25 Serbia 41.6% compare
  4. 27 Hong Kong, China 40.2% compare
  5. 28 Norway 38.9% compare
  6. 29 United Arab Emirates 38.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan was 41.3% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1970.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Japan ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 25+ 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 25+ 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary