Japan vs Republic of Korea: Share of population with no formal education
Japan
0.2%
in 2020
Republic of Korea
0.3%
in 2020
Japan rank
104th
Republic of Korea rank
101st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 104th and Republic of Korea ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 78.8% | 100.0% | 21.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 70.1% | 100.0% | 29.9% | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 53.5% | 100.0% | 46.5% | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 39.4% | 91.7% | 52.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 26.7% | 79.8% | 53.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 16.8% | 63.8% | 47.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 10.1% | 49.8% | 39.8% | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 37.5% | 32.9% | Republic of Korea |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 23.0% | 20.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 33.6% | 32.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 17.4% | 17.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 9.0% | 8.8% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Japan ranks 104th and Republic of Korea ranks 101st 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
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.