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

Japan
0.22
in 2010
Spain
0.21
in 2010
Japan rank
48th
Spain rank
49th

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

  • Japan
  • Spain
00.10.20.3196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.22 against 0.21 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.

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

Japan ranks 48th and Spain ranks 49th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.06 0.03 0.03 Japan
1970s 0.075 0.06 0.015 Japan
1980s 0.18 0.115 0.065 Japan
1990s 0.225 0.105 0.12 Japan
2000s 0.215 0.235 0.02 Spain
2010s 0.22 0.21 0.01 Japan

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, Japan or Spain?
Japan, at 0.22 against 0.21 in Spain as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Japan and Spain?
0.01, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Japan ranks 48th and Spain ranks 49th 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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Indicator
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.