Japan vs Poland: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Japan
99.9%
in 2023
Poland
99.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
Poland rank
8th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Poland ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8.0% | 18.6% | 10.5% | Poland |
| 1830s | 11.9% | 22.0% | 10.0% | Poland |
| 1840s | 17.4% | 25.9% | 8.5% | Poland |
| 1850s | 24.6% | 30.1% | 5.5% | Poland |
| 1860s | 33.7% | 34.8% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1870s | 50.4% | 39.8% | 10.6% | Japan |
| 1880s | 82.0% | 45.0% | 37.0% | Japan |
| 1890s | 93.4% | 50.3% | 43.1% | Japan |
| 1900s | 88.4% | 55.7% | 32.7% | Japan |
| 1910s | 96.6% | 60.9% | 35.7% | Japan |
| 1920s | 97.2% | 67.4% | 29.9% | Japan |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 90.4% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 84.8% | 15.2% | Japan |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 95.3% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 90.1% | 9.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 95.5% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 95.8% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Japan and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Japan ranks 6th and Poland ranks 8th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.