Japan vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Japan
0.8%
in 2023
Sweden
1.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
169th
Sweden rank
167th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 167th of 178 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Japan ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 167th 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