Canada vs Japan: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment

Canada

13.13 years

in 2040

Japan

13.38 years

in 2040

Canada rank

16th

Japan rank

13th

Share in poverty vs. educational attainment over time

Japan currently reports 13.38 years against 13.13 years in Canada, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Japan ranks 13th of 146 countries.

Indicator: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
Unit: years
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: 146 places, 1,653 data points, 1980–2040
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.