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