Japan vs Philippines: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Japan
440,864
in 2023
Philippines
527,504
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Philippines rank
9th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Philippines
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119972024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 527,504 against 440,864 in Japan, a difference of 86,640.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 9th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 400,276 253,763 146,513 Japan
1980s 466,101 281,548 184,552 Japan
1990s 432,155 329,857 102,298 Japan
2010s 415,806 483,006 67,200 Philippines
2020s 439,116 527,492 88,376 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Japan or Philippines?
Philippines, at 527,504 against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Japan and Philippines?
86,640, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 9th of 204 countries.
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.