Japan vs MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Japan
1.34 million
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia
48.13 million
in 2024
Japan rank
25th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
27th

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

  • Japan
  • MDG: Southern Asia
020.0M40.0M60.0M199920122025

How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 48.13 million against 1.34 million in Japan, a difference of 46.79 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 35.9 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 27th of 222 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.80 million 51.42 million 49.62 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 1.62 million 50.69 million 49.07 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 1.47 million 48.64 million 47.17 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Japan or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 48.13 million against 1.34 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
46.79 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Japan and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Japan ranks 25th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 27th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release