Japan vs Netherlands: Years of schooling
Japan
12.68
in 2023
Netherlands
12.67
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
Netherlands rank
29th
Years of schooling over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.68 against 12.67 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.84 | 11.4 | 0.4443 | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.29 | 11.85 | 0.4383 | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.59 | 12.15 | 0.447 | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.68 | 12.65 | 0.0331 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher years of schooling, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 12.68 against 12.67 in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in years of schooling between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.01, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for years of schooling?
- Japan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.