Japan vs Namibia: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Japan
4,225 children
in 2023
Namibia
4,230 children
in 2024
Japan rank
130th
Namibia rank
129th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4,230 children against 4,225 children in Japan, a difference of 5 children.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 130th and Namibia ranks 129th of 196 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 children | 4,968 children | 11,869 children | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,366 children | 4,259 children | 1,107 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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 4,230 children against 4,225 children in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Japan and Namibia?
- 5 children, 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Japan ranks 130th and Namibia ranks 129th 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.