Japan vs Norway: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male

Japan
100.0%
in 1998
Norway
99.9%
in 2021
Japan rank
4th
Norway rank
7th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
020406080100197119962021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 164 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 99.7% 98.3% 1.4% Japan
1980s 99.8% 99.1% 0.7% Japan
1990s 99.9% 99.1% 0.8% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Norway as of 1998.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Japan and Norway?
0.1%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1998.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
Japan ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,511 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release