Czechia vs Japan: Share of population with no formal education

Czechia
0.2%
in 2020
Japan
0.2%
in 2020
Czechia rank
104th
Japan rank
104th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Czechia
  • Japan
020406080187019452020

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Japan ahead.

Czechia ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 35.7% 78.8% 43.1% Japan
1880s 31.8% 70.1% 38.3% Japan
1890s 28.1% 53.5% 25.4% Japan
1900s 23.2% 39.4% 16.1% Japan
1910s 15.9% 26.7% 10.8% Japan
1920s 10.9% 16.8% 5.9% Japan
1930s 6.8% 10.1% 3.3% Japan
1940s 1.9% 4.6% 2.6% Japan
1950s 0.6% 2.8% 2.1% Japan
1960s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Japan
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Czechia
1980s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Czechia
1990s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Czechia
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Czechia
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Czechia
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Czechia or Japan?
Czechia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Czechia and Japan?
0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Czechia ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population with no 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

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.