Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Primary education, teachers

Japan
440,864
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
10.38 million
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
Late-demographic dividend rank
10th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019972024

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 10.38 million against 440,864 in Japan, a difference of 9.94 million.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 23.5 times Japan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 400,276 7.01 million 6.61 million Late-demographic dividend
1980s 466,101 8.16 million 7.69 million Late-demographic dividend
1990s 432,155 8.84 million 8.41 million Late-demographic dividend
2010s 415,806 9.60 million 9.18 million Late-demographic dividend
2020s 439,116 10.27 million 9.83 million Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 10.38 million against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
9.94 million, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Japan ranks 13th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.