France vs Japan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

France
0.6058 GPIA
in 2024
Japan
0.603 GPIA
in 2023
France rank
157th
Japan rank
158th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.6058 GPIA against 0.603 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0028 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was France ahead.

France ranks 157th and Japan ranks 158th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.8306 GPIA 0.6272 GPIA 0.2034 GPIA France
2020s 0.6953 GPIA 0.6665 GPIA 0.0288 GPIA France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, France or Japan?
France, at 0.6058 GPIA against 0.603 GPIA in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between France and Japan?
0.0028 GPIA, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
France ranks 157th and Japan ranks 158th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
175 places, 2,817 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release