Japan vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Japan
0.1%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
180th
Switzerland rank
177th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
00.250.50.751200020122024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 181 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Japan
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Japan and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Japan ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,180 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release