Iceland vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary

Iceland
15.6%
in 2010
Japan
15.2%
in 2010
Iceland rank
51st
Japan rank
53rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary over time

  • Iceland
  • Japan
0510152025196019852010

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 15.6% against 15.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iceland ranks 51st and Japan ranks 53rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.0% 6.3% 3.3% Japan
1970s 4.1% 16.1% 12.0% Japan
1980s 7.0% 10.4% 3.4% Japan
1990s 10.3% 23.0% 12.7% Japan
2000s 14.8% 19.6% 4.8% Japan
2010s 15.6% 15.2% 0.4% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary, Iceland or Japan?
Iceland, at 15.6% against 15.2% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary between Iceland and Japan?
0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
Iceland ranks 51st and Japan ranks 53rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 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