Ireland vs Japan: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Ireland
0.4%
in 2022
Japan
0.6%
in 2023
Ireland rank
167th
Japan rank
164th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 167th and Japan ranks 164th of 171 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Japan |
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, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ireland ranks 167th 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