Australia vs Japan: Share of the population with no formal education with projections

Australia
0.1%
in 2100
Japan
0.1%
in 2100
Australia rank
168th
Japan rank
166th

Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
051015195020252100

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 166th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 15.0% 1.8% 13.2% Australia
1960s 9.4% 0.9% 8.4% Australia
1970s 5.6% 0.5% 5.1% Australia
1980s 3.5% 0.3% 3.2% Australia
1990s 2.1% 0.2% 1.9% Australia
2000s 1.3% 0.1% 1.1% Australia
2010s 0.8% 0.1% 0.7% Australia
2020s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Australia
2030s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Australia
2040s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Australia
2050s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Australia
2060s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Australia
2070s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Australia
2080s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Australia
2090s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Australia
2100s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Australia or Japan?
Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Australia and Japan?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 166th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Unit
%
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.