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

Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
OECD members
36.99 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
12th
OECD members rank
16th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • OECD members
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 36.99 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 34.16 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 16th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 2.14 million number 20.97 million number 18.83 million number OECD members
1980s 2.19 million number 24.44 million number 22.25 million number OECD members
1990s 2.12 million number 28.83 million number 26.71 million number OECD members
2000s 3.03 million number 31.90 million number 28.87 million number OECD members
2010s 2.87 million number 36.62 million number 33.75 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 36.99 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 Japan and OECD members?
34.16 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Japan ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 16th 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.