Italy vs Japan: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Italy
35,500 people
in 2100
Japan
42,800 people
in 2100
Italy rank
85th
Japan rank
83rd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Japan currently reports 42,800 people against 35,500 people in Italy, a difference of 7,300 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 85th and Japan ranks 83rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.09 million people 1.54 million people 2.55 million people Italy
1960s 3.12 million people 905,800 people 2.22 million people Italy
1970s 2.26 million people 534,800 people 1.73 million people Italy
1980s 1.57 million people 339,700 people 1.23 million people Italy
1990s 1.08 million people 232,750 people 842,700 people Italy
2000s 719,100 people 172,000 people 547,100 people Italy
2010s 469,850 people 134,950 people 334,900 people Italy
2020s 303,750 people 114,900 people 188,850 people Italy
2030s 219,750 people 108,250 people 111,500 people Italy
2040s 176,550 people 101,850 people 74,700 people Italy
2050s 150,250 people 96,700 people 53,550 people Italy
2060s 124,350 people 90,350 people 34,000 people Italy
2070s 95,250 people 80,500 people 14,750 people Italy
2080s 69,200 people 67,750 people 1,450 people Italy
2090s 48,300 people 53,350 people 5,050 people Japan
2100s 35,500 people 42,800 people 7,300 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 42,800 people against 35,500 people in Italy as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Italy and Japan?
7,300 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Italy ranks 85th and Japan ranks 83rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
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 population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.