Japan vs Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Japan
26.0%
in 2010
Malaysia
28.7%
in 2010
Japan rank
13th
Malaysia rank
10th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 28.7% against 26.0% in Japan, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.8% 1.3% 3.5% Japan
1970s 17.0% 1.3% 15.7% Japan
1980s 30.3% 8.4% 21.9% Japan
1990s 30.7% 11.4% 19.2% Japan
2000s 34.4% 19.6% 14.8% Japan
2010s 26.0% 28.7% 2.7% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 28.7% against 26.0% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Japan and Malaysia?
2.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed