Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Japan or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 3.36 million number against 3.17 million number in Japan as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Japan and Russian Federation?

192,030 number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?

27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Russian Federation: Enrolment in primary education, female

Japan

3.17 million number

in 2018

Russian Federation

3.36 million number

in 2018

Japan rank

22nd

Russian Federation rank

20th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Japan
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.36 million number against 3.17 million number in Japan, a difference of 192,030 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Russian Federation ranks 20th of 203 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.33 million number	3.23 million number	2.10 million number	Japan
1990s	4.34 million number	3.70 million number	640,666 number	Japan
2000s	3.55 million number	2.61 million number	936,959 number	Japan
2010s	3.27 million number	2.93 million number	348,400 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Japan or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 3.36 million number against 3.17 million number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Japan and Russian Federation?: 192,030 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Japan ranks 22nd and Russian Federation ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.