Japan vs Singapore: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Japan
0.6%
in 2023
Singapore
0.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
164th
Singapore rank
165th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 164th and Singapore ranks 165th of 171 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 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, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Japan ranks 164th and Singapore ranks 165th 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