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

France
2.54 million number
in 2018
Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
France rank
13th
Japan rank
12th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119942018

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.82 million number against 2.54 million number in France, a difference of 280,580 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

France ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.46 million number 2.14 million number 320,432 number France
1980s 2.47 million number 2.19 million number 280,521 number France
1990s 2.50 million number 2.12 million number 378,524 number France
2000s 2.53 million number 3.03 million number 505,838 number Japan
2010s 2.57 million number 2.87 million number 301,393 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, France or Japan?
Japan, at 2.82 million number against 2.54 million number in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between France and Japan?
280,580 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do France and Japan rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
France ranks 13th 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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About this data

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.