Japan - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Japan was 160,843 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 335,377 in 1974 and a minimum value of 7,094 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 66,887
1972 113,590
1973 168,152
1974 335,377
1975 229,622
1976 133,651
1977 88,993
1978 138,422
1979 115,674
1980 7,094
1981 53,368
1982 171,135
1983 211,155
1984 183,531
1985 72,091
1986 13,720
1987 13,811
1988 14,629
1989 15,169
1990 18,035
1991 65,579
1992 96,505
1994 42,510
1995 20,775
1998 157,677
1999 173,671
2016 117,728
2017 153,049
2018 160,843

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Japan was 74,497 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 153,285 in 1974 and a minimum value of 10,095 in 1994.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 18,352
1972 40,990
1973 68,172
1974 153,285
1975 104,058
1976 62,522
1977 44,186
1978 71,432
1979 62,228
1981 28,239
1982 82,254
1983 99,046
1984 84,294
1985 28,611
1991 21,489
1992 34,814
1994 10,095
1998 68,306
1999 76,774
2016 50,737
2017 68,450
2018 74,497

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Japan was 2.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.10 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.23 in 1994.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.39
1972 0.86
1973 1.40
1974 3.10
1975 2.07
1976 1.22
1977 0.85
1978 1.34
1979 1.13
1981 0.49
1982 1.40
1983 1.68
1984 1.45
1985 0.51
1991 0.47
1992 0.77
1994 0.23
1998 1.75
1999 2.01
2016 1.56
2017 2.10
2018 2.30

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Japan was 86,346 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 182,092 in 1974 and a minimum value of 25,129 in 1981.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 48,535
1972 72,600
1973 99,980
1974 182,092
1975 125,564
1976 71,129
1977 44,807
1978 66,990
1979 53,446
1981 25,129
1982 88,881
1983 112,109
1984 99,237
1985 43,480
1991 44,090
1992 61,691
1994 32,415
1998 89,371
1999 96,897
2016 66,991
2017 84,599
2018 86,346

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Japan was 2.52 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.50 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.41 in 1981.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.98
1972 1.44
1973 1.95
1974 3.50
1975 2.37
1976 1.32
1977 0.82
1978 1.19
1979 0.93
1981 0.41
1982 1.43
1983 1.81
1984 1.62
1985 0.74
1991 0.91
1992 1.30
1994 0.71
1998 2.17
1999 2.40
2016 1.95
2017 2.47
2018 2.52

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Japan was 2.41 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.30 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.69
1972 1.15
1973 1.68
1974 3.30
1975 2.23
1976 1.27
1977 0.83
1978 1.26
1979 1.03
1980 0.06
1981 0.45
1982 1.41
1983 1.74
1984 1.54
1985 0.62
1986 0.12
1987 0.13
1988 0.14
1989 0.15
1990 0.19
1991 0.69
1992 1.04
1994 0.48
1995 0.24
1998 1.96
1999 2.21
2016 1.76
2017 2.29
2018 2.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation