Japan vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Japan
0.8%
in 2023
Turkey
0.7%
in 2023
Japan rank
169th
Turkey rank
171st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Turkey ahead.
Japan ranks 169th and Turkey ranks 171st of 178 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Japan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Japan and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Japan ranks 169th and Turkey ranks 171st 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