Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 17.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with tertiary in Japan stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Japan peaked at 17.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.
That places Japan 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +263.4% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +95.4% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +153.2% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 23 Iceland 17.7% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.6% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 17.5% compare
- 27 Bulgaria 16.5% compare
- 28 Slovenia 16.4% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 16.2% 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 25+ with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Japan was 17.2% 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 tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary