Czechia vs Japan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Czechia
99.8%
in 2020
Japan
99.8%
in 2020
Czechia rank
3rd
Japan rank
3rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 64.3% | 21.2% | 43.1% | Czechia |
| 1880s | 68.2% | 30.0% | 38.3% | Czechia |
| 1890s | 71.9% | 46.5% | 25.4% | Czechia |
| 1900s | 76.8% | 60.6% | 16.1% | Czechia |
| 1910s | 84.0% | 73.3% | 10.8% | Czechia |
| 1920s | 89.2% | 83.2% | 6.0% | Czechia |
| 1930s | 93.2% | 90.0% | 3.3% | Czechia |
| 1940s | 98.1% | 95.4% | 2.7% | Czechia |
| 1950s | 99.3% | 97.2% | 2.1% | Czechia |
| 1960s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 99.7% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 99.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.9% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Czechia or Japan?
- Czechia, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Czechia and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Czechia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.