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

Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 59.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
59.2%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
59.2%
in 2010
All-time low
30.8%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 31.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 32.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 30.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 39 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 42.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 44.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 46.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 51.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 53.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 54.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 59.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Japan recorded 59.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Japan peaked at 59.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1970.

Japan ranks 28th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 31.4%
1965 32.8% +4.5%
1970 30.8% -6.1%
1975 39.0% +26.7%
1980 42.3% +8.5%
1985 44.6% +5.5%
1990 46.7% +4.6%
1995 51.6% +10.6%
2000 53.9% +4.4%
2005 54.8% +1.7%
2010 59.2% +8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.1% 31.4% 32.8% 2
1970s 34.9% 30.8% 39.0% 2
1980s 43.5% 42.3% 44.6% 2
1990s 49.2% 46.7% 51.6% 2
2000s 54.4% 53.9% 54.8% 2
2010s 59.2% 59.2% 59.2% 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 25 Netherlands 61.9% compare
  2. 26 Cuba 61.9% compare
  3. 27 Guyana 60.0% compare
  4. 29 Mongolia 58.6% compare
  5. 30 Denmark 58.5% compare
  6. 31 Sri Lanka 57.9% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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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 59.2% 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 59.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1970.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Japan ranks 28th 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 9.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)