Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 60.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan is 60.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan peaked at 60.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1965.
Japan ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1965 | 11.4% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 20.4% | +79.3% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +38.8% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +51.6% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.3% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 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 60-64 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Japan was 60.4% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)