Japan vs United States: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Japan
1 index
in 2025
United States
1 index
in 2025
Japan rank
122nd
United States rank
122nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 index against 1 index in United States, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 122nd and United States ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9996 index | 1 index | 0.0038 index | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 0.0028 index | United States |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0006 index | United States |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0001 index | United States |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0001 index | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 1 index against 1 index in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Japan and United States?
- 0 index, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 122nd and United States ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.