Japan vs Poland: Average years of schooling, males vs. females
Japan
13.03 years
in 2023
Poland
13 years
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Poland rank
18th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.03 years against 13 years in Poland, a difference of 0.03 years.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Poland ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.17 years | 10.9 years | 1.27 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.63 years | 11.93 years | 0.7061 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.95 years | 12.76 years | 0.1845 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.03 years | 12.99 years | 0.0386 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, males vs. females, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 13.03 years against 13 years in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling, males vs. females between Japan and Poland?
- 0.03 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Japan ranks 17th and Poland ranks 18th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.