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GOAL 4: Quality Education in Japan

Japan: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.833 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 38.8%
World rank
68th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Japan, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0 5 year moving average2005: 0 5 year moving average2006: 0 5 year moving average2007: 0 5 year moving average2008: 0 5 year moving average2009: 0 5 year moving average2010: 0 5 year moving average2011: 0.2 5 year moving average2012: 0.4 5 year moving average2013: 0.5 5 year moving average2014: 0.455 5 year moving average2015: 0.455 5 year moving average2016: 0.545 5 year moving average2017: 0.455 5 year moving average2018: 0.364 5 year moving average2019: 0.364 5 year moving average2020: 0.364 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.6 5 year moving average2023: 0.833 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.833 5 year moving average for goal 4: quality education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Japan peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Japan ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.3738 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 0.545 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.5992 5 year moving average 0.364 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 4

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  18. 68 Georgia 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  19. 68 Ghana 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  20. 68 India 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  21. 68 Iran 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  22. 68 Jamaica 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  23. 68 Kiribati 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  24. 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  25. 68 Laos 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  26. 68 Lebanon 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  27. 68 Liberia 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  28. 68 Luxembourg 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  29. 68 Malaysia 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  30. 68 Maldives 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  31. 68 Malta 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  32. 68 Moldova 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  33. 68 Morocco 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  34. 68 Myanmar 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  35. 68 Nepal 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  36. 68 New Zealand 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  37. 68 Niger 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  38. 68 Romania 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  39. 68 Russia 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  40. 68 Rwanda 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  41. 68 Samoa 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  42. 68 Sierra Leone 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  43. 68 Tanzania 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  44. 68 East Timor 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  45. 68 Tonga 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  46. 68 Turkey 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  47. 68 Ukraine 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  48. 68 United Kingdom 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  49. 68 United States 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Japan?
Goal 4: quality education in Japan was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Japan rank for goal 4: quality education?
Japan ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database