Japan vs Poland: Average years of schooling
Japan
13.37 years
in 2020
Poland
13.16 years
in 2020
Japan rank
9th
Poland rank
12th
Average years of schooling over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.37 years against 13.16 years in Poland, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Poland ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.97 years | 0.9889 years | 0.0189 years | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.13 years | 1.15 years | 0.0165 years | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.54 years | 1.32 years | 0.2215 years | Japan |
| 1900s | 2.18 years | 1.51 years | 0.6681 years | Japan |
| 1910s | 2.88 years | 2.04 years | 0.845 years | Japan |
| 1920s | 4.67 years | 2.45 years | 2.22 years | Japan |
| 1930s | 5.65 years | 2.85 years | 2.8 years | Japan |
| 1950s | 7.19 years | 3.38 years | 3.81 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 8.82 years | 4.53 years | 4.28 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.31 years | 5.79 years | 4.53 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.34 years | 6.85 years | 4.49 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.13 years | 7.82 years | 4.31 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.82 years | 9.01 years | 3.82 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.81 years | 10.8 years | 2.01 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.37 years | 13.16 years | 0.2013 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 13.37 years against 13.16 years in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Japan and Poland?
- 0.21 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Japan ranks 9th and Poland ranks 12th 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.