Japan vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total

Japan
5.75
in 2010
Netherlands
5.91
in 2010
Japan rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
20th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.91 against 5.75 in Japan, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 20th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 4.26 5.7 1.44 Netherlands
1970s 4.89 5.51 0.615 Netherlands
1980s 5.18 5.62 0.44 Netherlands
1990s 5.4 5.78 0.38 Netherlands
2000s 5.67 5.61 0.065 Japan
2010s 5.75 5.91 0.16 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 5.91 against 5.75 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total between Japan and Netherlands?
0.16, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Japan ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 20th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 65-69.