Israel vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

Israel
15.5%
in 2010
Japan
14.8%
in 2010
Israel rank
10th
Japan rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
51015196019852010

How they compare

Israel currently reports 15.5% against 14.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.3% 3.6% 0.4% Japan
1970s 5.1% 2.9% 2.2% Israel
1980s 9.9% 4.7% 5.2% Israel
1990s 12.9% 8.7% 4.3% Israel
2000s 13.6% 13.6% 0.0% Israel
2010s 15.5% 14.8% 0.8% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Israel or Japan?
Israel, at 15.5% against 14.8% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Israel and Japan?
0.7%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
Israel ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 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