East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
63.47 million number
in 2019
Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Japan rank
12th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
020.0M40.0M60.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 63.47 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 60.64 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 22.5 times Japan's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 8.35 million number 2.26 million number 6.09 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 17.55 million number 2.19 million number 15.36 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 30.41 million number 2.12 million number 28.29 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 31.19 million number 3.03 million number 28.16 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 52.22 million number 2.87 million number 49.35 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 63.47 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
60.64 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.
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.