Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan
Japan: Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan is 16.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan peaked at 16.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2015.
That places Japan 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.3% | — |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +34.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 16.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 51% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 46 United Kingdom 19.2% compare
- 47 South Korea 18.6% compare
- 48 Estonia 17.2% compare
- 50 Estonia 15.0% compare
- 50 South Korea 15.0% compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan?
- Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Japan was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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