France vs Japan: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
France
0.9%
in 2024
Japan
0.6%
in 2023
France rank
161st
Japan rank
164th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was France ahead.
France ranks 161st and Japan ranks 164th of 171 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 | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | France |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | France |
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, France or Japan?
- France, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between France and Japan?
- 0.3%, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- France ranks 161st and Japan ranks 164th of 171 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, female (%). 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