Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary was 64.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 with secondary in Japan is 64.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan peaked at 64.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1965.
That places Japan 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1965 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +89.9% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 28.4% | +50.9% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 42.4% | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 42.4% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.2% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 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 60-64 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan was 64.3% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)