Japan vs Slovenia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Japan
92.3%
in 2023
Slovenia
93.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
36th
Slovenia rank
34th
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Japan
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 93.1% against 92.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and Slovenia ranks 34th of 178 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 0.7% | 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 93.1% against 92.3% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Japan and Slovenia?
- 0.8%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Japan ranks 36th and Slovenia ranks 34th 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.