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

Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
Kenya
3.20 million number
in 2016
Japan rank
12th
Kenya rank
11th

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

  • Japan
  • Kenya
1.0M2.0M3.0M197119942018

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.20 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 375,980 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 2.10 million number 647,396 number 1.45 million number Japan
1990s 2.12 million number 991,762 number 1.13 million number Japan
2000s 3.03 million number 1.58 million number 1.45 million number Japan
2010s 2.87 million number 2.69 million number 185,247 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, Japan or Kenya?
Kenya, at 3.20 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Japan and Kenya?
375,980 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 11th 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.