Japan vs Namibia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

Japan
4,225
in 2023
Namibia
4,230
in 2024
Japan rank
134th
Namibia rank
133rd

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Namibia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198920062024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4,230 against 4,225 in Japan, a difference of 5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Namibia Difference Ahead
2010s 16,837 4,968 11,869 Japan
2020s 5,366 4,259 1,107 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes, Japan or Namibia?
Namibia, at 4,230 against 4,225 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes between Japan and Namibia?
5, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
Japan ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
243 places, 5,701 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release