Bangladesh vs Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Bangladesh
3.58 million number
in 2018
Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
10th
Japan rank
12th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119942018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.58 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 754,520 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 6,572 number 1.80 million number 1.79 million number Japan
1980s 2.32 million number 2.02 million number 300,960 number Bangladesh
1990s 1.96 million number 2.95 million number 994,890 number Japan
2000s 1.25 million number 3.03 million number 1.79 million number Japan
2010s 2.82 million number 2.87 million number 47,272 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Bangladesh or Japan?
Bangladesh, at 3.58 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Bangladesh and Japan?
754,520 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,700 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 579 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.