Japan vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female

Japan
8.2
in 2010
Latvia
8.3
in 2010
Japan rank
22nd
Latvia rank
21st

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

  • Japan
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 8.3 against 8.2 in Japan, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 21st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.04 3 1.03 Japan
1970s 5.05 3.31 1.73 Japan
1980s 5.91 3.83 2.08 Japan
1990s 6.53 4.75 1.78 Japan
2000s 7.47 7.57 0.095 Latvia
2010s 8.2 8.3 0.1 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female, Japan or Latvia?
Latvia, at 8.3 against 8.2 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female between Japan and Latvia?
0.1, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Japan ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 21st 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 total schooling, age 75+, female. 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 total schooling, age 75+, female
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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 75+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 75.