Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary was 42.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010
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 35-39 with secondary in Japan is 42.7%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary in Japan peaked at 48.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1960.
Japan ranks 35th 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 35-39 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.8% | — |
| 1965 | 24.2% | +62.8% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | +58.3% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.5% | +52.7% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5% | 14.8% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 18.4% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 29.1% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 44.8% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 42.4% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 35-39 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary in Japan was 42.7% 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 35-39 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary