Japan vs Turkey: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Japan
6.25 million
in 2023
Turkey
5.54 million
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Turkey rank
24th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197119972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.25 million against 5.54 million in Turkey, a difference of 710,740.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 24th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 10.23 million 5.34 million 4.89 million Japan
1980s 11.23 million 6.32 million 4.92 million Japan
1990s 8.65 million 6.62 million 2.04 million Japan
2010s 6.61 million 5.33 million 1.28 million Japan
2020s 6.34 million 5.39 million 949,722 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Japan or Turkey?
Japan, at 6.25 million against 5.54 million in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Japan and Turkey?
710,740, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.