Hong Kong vs Japan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Hong Kong
1,041
in 2024
Japan
960
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
142nd
Japan rank
144th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200120122024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1,041 against 960 in Japan, a difference of 81.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 144th of 184 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 2,653 1,641 1,011 Hong Kong
2020s 4,947 2,783 2,164 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Hong Kong or Japan?
Hong Kong, at 1,041 against 960 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Hong Kong and Japan?
81, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Hong Kong ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 144th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs Japan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number-2/hong-kong-sar-china/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number-2/hong-kong-sar-china/japan/">Hong Kong vs Japan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,228 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release