Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 42.1% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan stood at 42.1%.
That represents a change of down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 55.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
That places Japan 11th 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 20-24 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25.5% | +168.4% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | +67.0% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.4% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 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 20-24 with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Japan was 42.1% 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 55.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 11th 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 24.1%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)