Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Japan peaked at 2.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Japan 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.9% | — |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -46.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -42.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -48.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -45.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 136 Czechia 0.1% compare
- 136 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 139 Belize 0.1% compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
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 25+ with no education in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Japan was 0.1% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Japan ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education