Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 41.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan peaked at 41.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1970.
That places Japan 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.9% | — |
| 1965 | 24.4% | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 22.2% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 31.0% | +39.8% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 20.2% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 31.0% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 29.7% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.4% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Japan was 41.0% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary