Japan vs Lower middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

Japan
76.4%
in 2018
Lower middle income
27.2%
in 2019
Japan rank
38th
Lower middle income rank
36th

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

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 76.4% against 27.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 49.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

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

Japan ranks 38th and Lower middle income ranks 36th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 75.2% 32.4% 42.9% Japan
1980s 74.9% 38.2% 36.7% Japan
1990s 76.3% 39.1% 37.2% Japan
2000s 66.4% 28.4% 38.0% Japan
2010s 72.8% 23.7% 49.1% 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 Lower middle income?
Japan, at 76.4% against 27.2% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between Japan and Lower middle income?
49.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Japan ranks 38th and Lower middle income ranks 36th 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.