Japan vs South Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 57.47 million number against 2.82 million number in Japan, a difference of 54.65 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 20.4 times Japan's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.14 million number | 3.61 million number | 1.47 million number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 2.19 million number | 6.44 million number | 4.25 million number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 2.12 million number | 9.12 million number | 7.00 million number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 3.03 million number | 25.87 million number | 22.84 million number | South Asia |
| 2010s | 2.87 million number | 50.33 million number | 47.46 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 57.47 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 Japan and South Asia?
- 54.65 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 13th 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.