Japan vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary

Japan
18.5%
in 2010
Norway
17.5%
in 2010
Japan rank
10th
Norway rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.0%.

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

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

Japan ranks 10th and Norway ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 3.3% 2.5% 0.8% Japan
1970s 3.4% 7.5% 4.1% Norway
1980s 9.1% 11.8% 2.8% Norway
1990s 15.0% 11.9% 3.1% Japan
2000s 16.6% 16.7% 0.1% Norway
2010s 18.5% 17.5% 1.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Norway as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary between Japan and Norway?
1.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 10th and Norway ranks 11th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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 30-34 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