Japan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, primary education, female

Japan
2.92 million
in 2025
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
112.63 million
in 2024
Japan rank
27th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
24th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 112.63 million against 2.92 million in Japan, a difference of 109.71 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 38.6 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 27th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 222 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 3.52 million 107.66 million 104.14 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 3.25 million 104.47 million 101.23 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 3.03 million 111.88 million 108.85 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Japan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 112.63 million against 2.92 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
109.71 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Japan ranks 27th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release