ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Japan: School age population, early childhood educational development

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
17.77 million
in 2024
Japan
1.04 million
in 2012
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
17th
Japan rank
15th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199820112024

How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 17.77 million against 1.04 million in Japan, a difference of 16.73 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 17.1 times Japan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 187 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 13.86 million 1.11 million 12.74 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 15.84 million 1.05 million 14.79 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Japan?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 17.77 million against 1.04 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
16.73 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 187 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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 educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release