Japan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual

Japan
-2.95 % change on previous year
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
-0.1674 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
158th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
156th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual over time

  • Japan
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
-50050100150197119972024

How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports -0.1674 % change on previous year against -2.95 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 2.78 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 158th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 156th of 206 countries.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 5.07 % change on previous year 35.77 % change on previous year 30.7 % change on previous year UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1980s -1.98 % change on previous year -0.2115 % change on previous year 1.77 % change on previous year UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1990s 5.16 % change on previous year 6.77 % change on previous year 1.6 % change on previous year UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2010s -0.4119 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s -1.26 % change on previous year -1.05 % change on previous year 0.2059 % change on previous year UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual, Japan or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at -0.1674 % change on previous year against -2.95 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual between Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
2.78 % change on previous year, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual?
Japan ranks 158th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 156th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
427 places, 17,494 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.