Angola vs Japan: Primary education, pupils

Angola
5.38 million
in 2023
Japan
6.25 million
in 2023
Angola rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd

Primary education, pupils over time

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.25 million against 5.38 million in Angola, a difference of 862,400.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 503,219 9.75 million 9.25 million Japan
1980s 1.12 million 11.23 million 10.12 million Japan
1990s 1.09 million 9.01 million 7.91 million Japan
2010s 5.62 million 6.64 million 1.02 million Japan
2020s 5.30 million 6.31 million 1.01 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Angola or Japan?
Japan, at 6.25 million against 5.38 million in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Angola and Japan?
862,400, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Angola and Japan rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Angola ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.