Japan vs Uruguay: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Japan
99.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
100.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Uruguay rank
4th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 209 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8.0% | 2.4% | 5.6% | Japan |
| 1830s | 11.9% | 3.8% | 8.1% | Japan |
| 1840s | 17.4% | 5.8% | 11.6% | Japan |
| 1850s | 24.6% | 8.9% | 15.8% | Japan |
| 1860s | 33.7% | 13.3% | 20.4% | Japan |
| 1870s | 50.4% | 19.5% | 30.9% | Japan |
| 1880s | 82.0% | 26.5% | 55.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 93.4% | 29.4% | 64.0% | Japan |
| 1900s | 88.4% | 32.3% | 56.1% | Japan |
| 1910s | 96.6% | 51.1% | 45.5% | Japan |
| 1920s | 97.2% | 54.8% | 42.4% | Japan |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 59.1% | 40.9% | Japan |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 66.8% | 33.2% | Japan |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 84.1% | 15.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 81.9% | 18.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 90.6% | 8.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 87.7% | 12.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Japan ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.