ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Japan: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
18.27 million
in 2024
Japan
527,241
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
28th
Japan rank
25th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Japan
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 18.27 million against 527,241 in Japan, a difference of 17.74 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 34.7 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 25th of 221 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 11.64 million 627,986 11.01 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 14.55 million 584,155 13.97 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 17.65 million 547,452 17.10 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Japan?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 18.27 million against 527,241 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
17.74 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 25th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary 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, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release