Japan vs United States: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United States rank
7th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 165 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.8% | 98.5% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data), Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) between Japan and United States?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release