India vs Japan: Primary education, teachers, per capita
India
0.0035 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.0035 units per person
in 2023
India rank
158th
Japan rank
159th
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0035 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 158th and Japan ranks 159th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0 units per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, India or Japan?
- India, at 0.0035 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between India and Japan?
- 0 units per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- India ranks 158th and Japan ranks 159th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.