China vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary

China
20.0%
in 2010
Japan
19.2%
in 2010
China rank
43rd
Japan rank
44th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary over time

  • China
  • Japan
01020304050196019852010

How they compare

China currently reports 20.0% against 19.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.

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

China ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 42.2% 42.1% Japan
1970s 0.1% 48.9% 48.8% Japan
1980s 0.2% 46.7% 46.5% Japan
1990s 3.1% 38.1% 35.0% Japan
2000s 10.6% 24.0% 13.3% Japan
2010s 20.0% 19.2% 0.9% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary, China or Japan?
China, at 20.0% against 19.2% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary between China and Japan?
0.8%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do China and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
China ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-65-69-with-primary-schooling-completed/china/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-65-69-with-primary-schooling-completed/china/japan/">China vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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

Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary