Japan vs Netherlands: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Japan
99.8%
in 2020
Netherlands
99.8%
in 2020
Japan rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
3rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 21.2% | 72.7% | 51.5% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 30.0% | 75.5% | 45.5% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 46.5% | 77.8% | 31.3% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 60.6% | 80.8% | 20.1% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 73.3% | 85.8% | 12.5% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 83.2% | 91.5% | 8.4% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 90.0% | 94.6% | 4.6% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 95.4% | 97.2% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 97.2% | 98.2% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 99.1% | 98.5% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.8% | 98.4% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 98.2% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 98.7% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 98.1% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 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, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Netherlands 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.