Japan vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary

Japan
5.5%
in 2010
New Zealand
5.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
126th
New Zealand rank
125th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Japan ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 144 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 15.6% 36.3% 20.8% New Zealand
1970s 16.2% 32.9% 16.7% New Zealand
1980s 14.7% 15.2% 0.5% New Zealand
1990s 5.3% 9.1% 3.8% New Zealand
2000s 4.8% 6.1% 1.4% New Zealand
2010s 5.5% 5.9% 0.5% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary, Japan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary between Japan and New Zealand?
0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
Japan ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed