Japan vs United States of America: Share of the population with no formal education with projections

Japan
0.1%
in 2100
United States of America
0.1%
in 2100
Japan rank
166th
United States of America rank
167th

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

  • Japan
  • United States of America
0123195020252100

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Japan ranks 166th and United States of America ranks 167th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 1.8% 2.8% 1.1% United States of America
1960s 0.9% 2.3% 1.3% United States of America
1970s 0.5% 1.9% 1.4% United States of America
1980s 0.3% 1.6% 1.3% United States of America
1990s 0.2% 1.3% 1.2% United States of America
2000s 0.1% 1.1% 0.9% United States of America
2010s 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% United States of America
2020s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% United States of America
2030s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% United States of America
2040s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% United States of America
2050s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% United States of America
2060s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% United States of America
2070s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% United States of America
2080s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% United States of America
2090s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% United States of America
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, Japan or United States of America?
Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Japan and United States of America?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
Japan ranks 166th and United States of America ranks 167th 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.