Bangladesh vs Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

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 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 19 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 1.31 million number 3.02 million number 1.71 million number Japan
2010s 2.83 million number 2.87 million number 39,351 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, 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 between Bangladesh and Japan?
754,520 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.