Japan vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female
Japan
503,096
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
17.83 million
in 2024
Japan rank
26th
UNICEF: Africa rank
23rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time
- Japan
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 17.83 million against 503,096 in Japan, a difference of 17.33 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 35.4 times Japan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 26th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd of 222 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 597,458 | 11.38 million | 10.78 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 556,395 | 14.23 million | 13.67 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 520,666 | 17.24 million | 16.72 million | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Japan or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 17.83 million against 503,096 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Japan and UNICEF: Africa?
- 17.33 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Japan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Japan ranks 26th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release