Japan vs Latvia: Average years of schooling
Japan
13.37 years
in 2020
Latvia
13.25 years
in 2020
Japan rank
9th
Latvia rank
11th
Average years of schooling over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.37 years against 13.25 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.12 years.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.34 years | 9.14 years | 2.2 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.13 years | 10.23 years | 1.9 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.82 years | 10.56 years | 2.26 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.81 years | 11.38 years | 1.43 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.37 years | 13.25 years | 0.1134 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 13.37 years against 13.25 years in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.12 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 11th 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.