Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 70.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan is 70.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan peaked at 70.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1960.
That places Japan 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.0% | — |
| 1965 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 50.6% | +115.0% |
| 1975 | 53.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 50.6% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.6% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.7% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 68.2% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 Mauritius 76.6% compare
- 3 Singapore 76.5% compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 74.8% compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 65.5% compare
- 7 Malaysia 63.6% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 59.0% compare
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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan was 70.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary