Japan vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School age population, early childhood education, male

Japan
1.34 million
in 2025
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
54.66 million
in 2024
Japan rank
33rd
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
32nd

School age population, early childhood education, male over time

  • Japan
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 54.66 million against 1.34 million in Japan, a difference of 53.32 million.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 40.8 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 33rd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 32nd of 207 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
2000s 2.97 million 61.90 million 58.93 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 1.95 million 63.76 million 61.82 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 1.47 million 59.98 million 58.51 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, male, Japan or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 54.66 million against 1.34 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, male between Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
53.32 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Japan ranks 33rd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 32nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release