Japan vs Spain: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling

Japan
1.22
in 2024
Spain
1.22
in 2024
Japan rank
208th
Spain rank
207th

Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
12345192219732024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.22 against 1.22 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 208th and Spain ranks 207th of 229 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1940s 4.48 2.73 1.75 Japan
1950s 2.57 2.56 0.003 Japan
1960s 1.98 2.89 0.9142 Spain
1970s 1.96 2.75 0.7906 Spain
1980s 1.7 1.72 0.0215 Spain
1990s 1.43 1.22 0.2131 Japan
2000s 1.3 1.32 0.0144 Spain
2010s 1.38 1.31 0.0709 Japan
2020s 1.25 1.2 0.0494 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs mean years of schooling, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 1.22 against 1.22 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs mean years of schooling between Japan and Spain?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
Japan ranks 208th and Spain ranks 207th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,919 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed