Italy vs Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita

Italy
0.0218 units per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0217 units per person
in 2023
Italy rank
118th
Japan rank
121st

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

  • Italy
  • Japan
00.010.020.03197119972023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0218 units per person against 0.0217 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 118th and Japan ranks 121st of 203 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0319 units per person 0.0192 units per person 0.0127 units per person Italy
1980s 0.0302 units per person 0.0182 units per person 0.012 units per person Italy
1990s 0.0277 units per person 0.017 units per person 0.0107 units per person Italy
2010s 0.0263 units per person 0.0226 units per person 0.0038 units per person Italy
2020s 0.0227 units per person 0.0223 units per person 0.0004 units per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 0.0218 units per person against 0.0217 units per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Italy and Japan?
0.0001 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
Italy ranks 118th and Japan ranks 121st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 6,799 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.