Japan vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Japan
0.8%
in 2023
Netherlands
1.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
169th
Netherlands rank
168th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 178 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Japan ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release