Japan vs Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary

Japan
13.7%
in 2010
Philippines
14.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
9th
Philippines rank
6th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary over time

  • Japan
  • Philippines
051015196019852010

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 14.9% against 13.7% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Philippines'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.

Japan ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 6th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 2.6% 1.7% 1.0% Japan
1970s 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% Japan
1980s 4.6% 5.0% 0.4% Philippines
1990s 5.0% 10.8% 5.8% Philippines
2000s 8.2% 14.3% 6.1% Philippines
2010s 13.7% 14.9% 1.2% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary, Japan or Philippines?
Philippines, at 14.9% against 13.7% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary between Japan and Philippines?
1.2%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Japan ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 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