Out-of-school youth in Japan
In Japan, 2.9% of young people of upper secondary 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
2.9%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
−0.8percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
5.8%
Position in 2023
133rd of 148
Out-of-school youth 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 youth of upper secondary 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 | 2.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 3.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 3.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 3.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 4.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 4.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 4.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 3.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 3.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 4.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 4.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 3.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 133rd highest value.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Out-of-school adolescents
0.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
10.0%
1998 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
3.3%
2021 · World Bank