Japan vs Netherlands: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Japan
12.68 years
in 2023
Netherlands
12.67 years
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
Netherlands rank
29th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.68 years against 12.67 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 years.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.84 years | 11.4 years | 0.4443 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.29 years | 11.85 years | 0.4383 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.59 years | 12.15 years | 0.447 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.68 years | 12.65 years | 0.0331 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 12.68 years against 12.67 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.01 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.