Japan vs Korea: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal
Japan
3
in 2025
Korea
3
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Korea rank
10th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3 against 3 in Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 10th of 189 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Korea |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 3 against 3 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal between Japan and Korea?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 10th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release