Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 96.8% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan stood at 96.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan peaked at 96.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1960.
That places Japan 7th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.0% | — |
| 1965 | 77.1% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 81.7% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 85.6% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 75.0% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 81.7% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 86.7% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 91.7% | 92.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Japan was 96.8% 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 96.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 7th 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 3.5%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)