Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 16.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 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 20-24 with tertiary in Japan is 16.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 21.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1965.
Japan ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 20-24 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.1% | — |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | +120.7% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +85.8% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 21.0% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.8% compare
- 15 Greece 17.4% compare
- 16 United States of America 16.7% compare
- 18 Malta 15.9% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 15.6% compare
- 20 Nicaragua 14.2% 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 20-24 with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan was 16.1% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary