Japan vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

Japan
458,610
in 2025
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
17.63 million
in 2024
Japan rank
29th
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
27th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • SDG: Central and Southern Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199720112025

How they compare

SDG: Central and Southern Asia currently reports 17.63 million against 458,610 in Japan, a difference of 17.17 million.

That makes SDG: Central and Southern Asia's figure about 38.4 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, SDG: Central and Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 29th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 27th of 222 countries.

SDG: Central and Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan SDG: Central and Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 579,326 17.77 million 17.19 million SDG: Central and Southern Asia
2010s 525,684 18.26 million 17.73 million SDG: Central and Southern Asia
2020s 489,094 17.91 million 17.42 million SDG: Central and Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Japan or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
SDG: Central and Southern Asia, at 17.63 million against 458,610 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Japan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
17.17 million, with SDG: Central and Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Japan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Japan ranks 29th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 27th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-female-number-2/japan/sdg-central-and-southern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-female-number-2/japan/sdg-central-and-southern-asia/">Japan vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release