Japan vs Poland: Share of the world population with at least basic education

Japan
0.1004
in 2020
Poland
0.0104
in 2020
Japan rank
19th
Poland rank
20th

Share of the world population with at least basic education over time

  • Japan
  • Poland
0123195019852020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1004 against 0.0104 in Poland, a difference of 0.09.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.6 times Poland's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 25 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 2.88 0 2.88 Japan
1960s 1.42 0 1.42 Japan
1970s 0.7161 0 0.7161 Japan
1980s 0.4068 0 0.4068 Japan
1990s 0.243 0 0.243 Japan
2000s 0.1603 0 0.1603 Japan
2010s 0.1157 0 0.1157 Japan
2020s 0.1004 0.0104 0.0899 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the world population with at least basic education, Japan or Poland?
Japan, at 0.1004 against 0.0104 in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the world population with at least basic education between Japan and Poland?
0.09, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of the world population with at least basic education?
Japan ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of the world population with at least basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Poland: Share of the world population with at least basic education. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-the-world-population-with-at-least-basic-education/japan/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-the-world-population-with-at-least-basic-education/japan/poland/">Japan vs Poland: Share of the world population with at least basic education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of the world population with at least basic education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
25 places, 375 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed