Japan vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary

Japan
13.5%
in 2010
Switzerland
11.6%
in 2010
Japan rank
10th
Switzerland rank
13th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.5% against 11.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.0% 3.1% 0.1% Switzerland
1970s 3.0% 3.3% 0.3% Switzerland
1980s 4.2% 4.2% 0.0% Japan
1990s 7.0% 6.1% 0.9% Japan
2000s 11.0% 7.9% 3.2% Japan
2010s 13.5% 11.6% 1.9% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary, Japan or Switzerland?
Japan, at 13.5% against 11.6% in Switzerland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary between Japan and Switzerland?
1.9%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 45-49 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