Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

Japan
76.4%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
24.1%
in 2019
Japan rank
38th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
41st

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 76.4% against 24.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 52.3%.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Japan ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 75.2% 29.6% 45.7% Japan
1980s 74.9% 26.8% 48.2% Japan
1990s 76.3% 22.9% 53.4% Japan
2000s 66.4% 23.0% 43.4% Japan
2010s 72.8% 24.3% 48.5% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 76.4% against 24.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
52.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Japan ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. 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.