Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan
Japan: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 5.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan is 5.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 112.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan peaked at 5.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 119th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Japan was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Japan ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.