Brazil vs Japan: Population by level of education
Brazil
57.19 million people
in 2100
Japan
50.70 million people
in 2100
Brazil rank
12th
Japan rank
13th
Population by level of education over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 57.19 million people against 50.70 million people in Japan, a difference of 6.49 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 222,750 people | 3.76 million people | 3.53 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 606,400 people | 5.78 million people | 5.17 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.57 million people | 9.56 million people | 7.98 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.56 million people | 15.24 million people | 11.69 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.41 million people | 22.22 million people | 15.80 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.10 million people | 30.49 million people | 20.39 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.95 million people | 37.54 million people | 22.59 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 20.48 million people | 43.44 million people | 22.96 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 26.89 million people | 49.16 million people | 22.27 million people | Japan |
| 2040s | 33.23 million people | 53.10 million people | 19.86 million people | Japan |
| 2050s | 38.98 million people | 55.14 million people | 16.16 million people | Japan |
| 2060s | 44.19 million people | 55.95 million people | 11.76 million people | Japan |
| 2070s | 48.80 million people | 55.26 million people | 6.46 million people | Japan |
| 2080s | 52.48 million people | 53.66 million people | 1.18 million people | Japan |
| 2090s | 55.37 million people | 52.08 million people | 3.29 million people | Brazil |
| 2100s | 57.19 million people | 50.70 million people | 6.49 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by level of education, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 57.19 million people against 50.70 million people in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by level of education between Brazil and Japan?
- 6.49 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for population by level of education?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.