Iran vs Japan: Primary enrollment selected countries

Iran
99.9
in 2023
Japan
99.93
in 2023
Iran rank
9th
Japan rank
6th

Primary enrollment selected countries over time

  • Iran
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 99.93 against 99.9 in Iran, a difference of 0.03.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 209 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Japan Difference Ahead
1820s 0 8.03 8.03 Japan
1830s 0.005 11.93 11.93 Japan
1840s 0.01 17.39 17.38 Japan
1850s 0.015 24.65 24.63 Japan
1860s 0.035 33.7 33.66 Japan
1870s 0.06 50.38 50.32 Japan
1880s 0.12 82.02 81.89 Japan
1890s 0.225 93.4 93.18 Japan
1900s 0.43 88.35 87.92 Japan
1910s 0.81 96.62 95.81 Japan
1920s 1.96 97.23 95.27 Japan
1930s 6.8 100 93.2 Japan
1940s 12.5 100 87.5 Japan
1950s 25.19 100 74.81 Japan
1960s 36.17 100 63.83 Japan
1970s 68.81 99 30.19 Japan
1980s 73.7 100 26.3 Japan
2010s 97.05 99.72 2.67 Japan
2020s 99.25 99.92 0.67 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, Iran or Japan?
Japan, at 99.93 against 99.9 in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between Iran and Japan?
0.03, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Iran and Japan rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
Iran ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary enrollment selected countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed