Greece vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total

Greece
0.23
in 2010
Japan
0.22
in 2010
Greece rank
46th
Japan rank
48th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019852010

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.23 against 0.22 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 46th and Japan ranks 48th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.055 0.06 0.005 Japan
1970s 0.085 0.075 0.01 Greece
1980s 0.125 0.18 0.055 Japan
1990s 0.135 0.225 0.09 Japan
2000s 0.22 0.215 0.005 Greece
2010s 0.23 0.22 0.01 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total, Greece or Japan?
Greece, at 0.23 against 0.22 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Greece and Japan?
0.01, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Greece ranks 46th and Japan ranks 48th 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 tertiary schooling, age 75+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 75+, 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 tertiary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 75.