Japan vs Poland: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Japan

99.8%

in 2020

Poland

99.8%

in 2020

Japan rank

3rd

Poland rank

3rd

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Japan currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Poland ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.