Youth not in education employment training in Japan
Japan: Youth not in education employment training was 3.14 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.14
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
115th
of 115 countries
All-time high
4.43
in 2009
All-time low
2.97
in 2018
Years of data
10
2009–2019
Youth not in education employment training in Japan, 2009–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, youth not in education employment training in Japan stood at 3.14.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Japan peaked at 4.43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.97, in 2018.
Japan ranks 115th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.43 | — |
| 2010 | 4.34 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.26 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.74 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.55 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.32 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.97 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.14 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.66 | 2.97 | 4.34 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 112 Ireland 5.07 compare
- 113 Macau, China 4.96 compare
- 114 Netherlands 3.72 compare
More education data for Japan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Japan?
- Youth not in education employment training in Japan was 3.14 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Japan ranks 115th out of 115 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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