Out-of-school children in Japan
In Japan, 0.1% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2013.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Japan, 2023
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
0.8%
Out-of-school children in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
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Out-of-school youth
2.9%nat_est (National estimate)
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Education share of public spending
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Education spending
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