Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square

Japan
7.75 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4859 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
39th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 7.75 number per square kilometre against 0.4859 number per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.26 number per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 15.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 5.84 number per square kilometre 0.0811 number per square kilometre 5.76 number per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5.99 number per square kilometre 0.1375 number per square kilometre 5.85 number per square kilometre Japan
1990s 5.83 number per square kilometre 0.1861 number per square kilometre 5.64 number per square kilometre Japan
2000s 8.32 number per square kilometre 0.2594 number per square kilometre 8.06 number per square kilometre Japan
2010s 7.87 number per square kilometre 0.4034 number per square kilometre 7.47 number per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Japan, at 7.75 number per square kilometre against 0.4859 number per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.26 number per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square?
Japan ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 7,868 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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