Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan
Japan: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 91.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan is 91.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan peaked at 91.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2011.
That places Japan 1st out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.2% | — |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.8% | 91.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Japan was 91.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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