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

Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
Viet Nam
4.42 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
9th

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

  • Japan
  • Viet Nam
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119952019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 4.42 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 1.59 million number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 2.44 million number 1.06 million number 1.38 million number Japan
1980s 2.19 million number 1.64 million number 551,036 number Japan
1990s 2.12 million number 1.81 million number 315,645 number Japan
2000s 3.03 million number 2.36 million number 667,410 number Japan
2010s 2.87 million number 3.69 million number 820,298 number Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 4.42 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Japan and Viet Nam?
1.59 million number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 9th 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.