Japan vs Sweden: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Japan
-1.01 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sweden
-0.8572 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
143rd
Sweden rank
141st

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
-1001020197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -0.8572 % change on previous year against -1.01 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.1528 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.

Japan ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 1.85 % change on previous year 1.4 % change on previous year 0.4531 % change on previous year Japan
1980s -1.17 % change on previous year -1.67 % change on previous year 0.4987 % change on previous year Japan
1990s -2.46 % change on previous year 2.8 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year Sweden
2010s -0.7676 % change on previous year 3.27 % change on previous year 4.04 % change on previous year Sweden
2020s -0.9681 % change on previous year -0.61 % change on previous year 0.3581 % change on previous year Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at -0.8572 % change on previous year against -1.01 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Japan and Sweden?
0.1528 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,553 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.