Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 9.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 9.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Japan peaked at 35.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2010.
That places Japan 94th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.4% | — |
| 1965 | 35.9% | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 32.0% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.2% | 30.4% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 32.0% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 24.8% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 17.8% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Japan was 9.1% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Japan ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary