IDA total vs Japan: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

IDA total
7.15 million
in 2024
Japan
440,864
in 2023
IDA total rank
13th
Japan rank
12th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • IDA total
  • Japan
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 7.15 million against 440,864 in Japan, a difference of 6.71 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 16.2 times Japan's.

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

IDA total ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.53 million 400,276 1.13 million IDA total
1980s 2.28 million 466,101 1.81 million IDA total
1990s 2.98 million 432,155 2.55 million IDA total
2010s 6.41 million 415,806 6.00 million IDA total
2020s 7.04 million 439,116 6.60 million IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, IDA total or Japan?
IDA total, at 7.15 million against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between IDA total and Japan?
6.71 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Japan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Japan rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
IDA total ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.