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

Japan
42,800 people
in 2100
Turkey
35,400 people
in 2100
Japan rank
83rd
Turkey rank
86th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Japan currently reports 42,800 people against 35,400 people in Turkey, a difference of 7,400 people.

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

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

Japan ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 86th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 1.54 million people 7.57 million people 6.03 million people Turkey
1960s 905,800 people 7.40 million people 6.49 million people Turkey
1970s 534,800 people 6.58 million people 6.04 million people Turkey
1980s 339,700 people 5.49 million people 5.15 million people Turkey
1990s 232,750 people 4.38 million people 4.14 million people Turkey
2000s 172,000 people 3.41 million people 3.24 million people Turkey
2010s 134,950 people 2.59 million people 2.46 million people Turkey
2020s 114,900 people 1.89 million people 1.78 million people Turkey
2030s 108,250 people 1.33 million people 1.22 million people Turkey
2040s 101,850 people 914,500 people 812,650 people Turkey
2050s 96,700 people 627,600 people 530,900 people Turkey
2060s 90,350 people 427,250 people 336,900 people Turkey
2070s 80,500 people 263,950 people 183,450 people Turkey
2080s 67,750 people 134,500 people 66,750 people Turkey
2090s 53,350 people 61,100 people 7,750 people Turkey
2100s 42,800 people 35,400 people 7,400 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, Japan or Turkey?
Japan, at 42,800 people against 35,400 people in Turkey as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Japan and Turkey?
7,400 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Japan ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 86th 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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About this data

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.