Netherlands vs Poland: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Netherlands
99.8%
in 2020
Poland
99.8%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
3rd
Poland rank
3rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 72.7% | 30.1% | 42.6% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 75.5% | 34.5% | 41.0% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 77.8% | 39.2% | 38.6% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 80.8% | 45.6% | 35.1% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 85.8% | 54.6% | 31.2% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 91.5% | 62.0% | 29.5% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 94.6% | 72.9% | 21.7% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 97.2% | 87.0% | 10.2% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 98.2% | 92.2% | 5.9% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 98.5% | 96.2% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 98.4% | 98.6% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1980s | 98.2% | 99.3% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 99.2% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 99.3% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 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, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd and Poland 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.