Japan vs Latvia: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Japan
4,225 children
in 2023
Latvia
3,481 children
in 2024
Japan rank
130th
Latvia rank
133rd
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4,225 children against 3,481 children in Latvia, a difference of 744 children.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 130th and Latvia ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,837 children | 1,935 children | 14,902 children | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,366 children | 1,810 children | 3,555 children | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 4,225 children against 3,481 children in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Japan and Latvia?
- 744 children, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Japan ranks 130th and Latvia ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.