Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 46.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan is 46.3%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan peaked at 60.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1965.
That places Japan 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.1% | — |
| 1965 | 28.8% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 41.9% | +45.4% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.4% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 41.9% | 42.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.7% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 58.4% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 53.4% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 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 40-44 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Japan was 46.3% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)