Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary was 40.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Japan is 40.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 40.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -42.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -61.5% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +405.0% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | +157.4% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +83.3% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +123.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 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 50-54 with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Japan was 40.6% 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 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)