Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary was 32.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 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 40-44 with tertiary in Japan stood at 32.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 32.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1965.
That places Japan 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +75.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +433.3% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +222.3% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +62.6% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +143.3% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +90.8% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.2% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 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 tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary in Japan was 32.2% 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 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary