ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Japan: School age population, early childhood educational development

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
20.68 million
in 2024
Japan
1.04 million
in 2012
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
12th
Japan rank
15th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M199720102024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 20.68 million against 1.04 million in Japan, a difference of 19.64 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 19.9 times Japan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 187 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 22.52 million 1.11 million 21.41 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 25.21 million 1.05 million 24.16 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Japan?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 20.68 million against 1.04 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
19.64 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 12th 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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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