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
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
February 2026 Data Release