Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 40.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan is 40.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan peaked at 40.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1970.
That places Japan 30th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.7% | — |
| 1965 | 20.7% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | -32.6% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 27.7% | +60.2% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.0% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 27.7% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.0% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Japan was 40.2% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary