Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 15.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan stood at 15.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan peaked at 83.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2010.
That places Japan 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.5% | — |
| 1965 | 77.5% | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 69.5% | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 67.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -47.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.5% | 77.5% | 83.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 69.5% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 51.8% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 34.6% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 16.3% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 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 55-59 with primary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Japan was 15.8% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)