Abstract
Individuals with incomplete basic education have existed for decades, although few studies have clarified their characteristics. Using district-level data from the 2010 Population Census of Japan, this study applied the count data analysis to investigate the characteristics of 128,187 individuals who did not complete basic education. The estimation results suggest that individuals who did not complete basic education have a high probability of remaining unmarried, living on the welfare facility or public housing, or being women of foreign origin. These results have significant policy implications for the national government, suggesting a strong need to gather additional statistical information with regard to individuals who did not complete basic education when the 2020 Population Census of Japan is conducted.
