Japan vs Poland: Share of population with no formal education

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

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Japan
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Japan ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Poland Difference Ahead
1870s 78.8% 70.0% 8.8% Japan
1880s 70.1% 65.6% 4.5% Japan
1890s 53.5% 60.8% 7.3% Poland
1900s 39.4% 54.4% 15.0% Poland
1910s 26.7% 45.4% 18.7% Poland
1920s 16.8% 38.0% 21.2% Poland
1930s 10.1% 27.1% 17.1% Poland
1940s 4.6% 13.0% 8.4% Poland
1950s 2.8% 7.8% 5.0% Poland
1960s 1.0% 3.8% 2.8% Poland
1970s 0.2% 1.4% 1.1% Poland
1980s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Poland
1990s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Poland
2000s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% Poland
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Poland
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, Japan or Poland?
Japan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Japan and Poland?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Japan ranks 104th and Poland 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.