Which has higher average years of schooling, Israel or Japan?

Japan, at 13.37 years against 13.34 years in Israel as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Japan: Average years of schooling

Israel

13.34 years

in 2020

Japan

13.37 years

in 2020

Israel rank

10th

Japan rank

9th

Average years of schooling over time

Israel
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.37 years against 13.34 years in Israel, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.87 years	7.19 years	0.3221 years	Japan
1960s	7.31 years	8.82 years	1.51 years	Japan
1970s	8.36 years	10.31 years	1.96 years	Japan
1980s	9.5 years	11.34 years	1.84 years	Japan
1990s	10.09 years	12.13 years	2.04 years	Japan
2000s	10.68 years	12.82 years	2.14 years	Japan
2010s	12.34 years	12.81 years	0.4691 years	Japan
2020s	13.34 years	13.37 years	0.0212 years	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Israel or Japan?: Japan, at 13.37 years against 13.34 years in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Israel and Japan?: 0.03 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for average years of schooling?: Israel ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.