Japan vs United Kingdom: Primary enrollment selected countries

Japan
99.93
in 2023
United Kingdom
99.93
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Primary enrollment selected countries over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 99.93 against 99.93 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 209 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 8.03 14.07 6.04 United Kingdom
1830s 11.93 17.25 5.32 United Kingdom
1840s 17.39 20.97 3.58 United Kingdom
1850s 24.65 25.25 0.605 United Kingdom
1860s 33.7 26.62 7.08 Japan
1870s 50.38 44.41 5.98 Japan
1880s 82.02 77.15 4.86 Japan
1890s 93.4 94.32 0.925 United Kingdom
1900s 88.35 98.9 10.55 United Kingdom
1910s 96.62 100 3.38 United Kingdom
1920s 97.23 100 2.77 United Kingdom
1930s 100 100 0 —
1940s 100 88.55 11.45 Japan
1950s 100 100 0 —
1960s 100 86.69 13.31 Japan
1970s 99 98 1 Japan
1980s 100 96 4 Japan
2010s 99.75 98.94 0.8093 Japan
2020s 99.91 99.95 0.0351 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, Japan or United Kingdom?
Japan, at 99.93 against 99.93 in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between Japan and United Kingdom?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
Japan ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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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About this data

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