Japan vs Netherlands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Japan
92.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
93.2%
in 2023
Japan rank
36th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 178 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 92.4% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.5% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children enrolled in pre-primary school, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Japan ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.