Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 46.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Japan is 46.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Japan peaked at 46.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1970.
That places Japan 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1965 | 7.6% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | +93.7% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +81.1% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +56.9% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 14.5% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 26.9% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 41.9% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 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 35-39 with tertiary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Japan was 46.7% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)