Raising school completion rates and providing high-quality professional training in Japan

This chapter discusses Japan’s upper-secondary education and training system, and in particular its performance for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. It looks at early school leaving, policies aimed at identifying at-risk youth and combating school drop-out and strategies to adapt services for students who are not successful in the mainstream school system. It then examines vocational education in Japan with a focus on completion rates and practical training. It gives an overview of social services offered to school-age youth and the coordination of these services with schools.