Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan
Japan: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 0.5 years in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
0.5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.5 years
in 1998
All-time low
0.5 years
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.5 years for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan peaked at 0.5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5 years, in 1998.
That places Japan 41st out of 102 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 0 years
- 42 Australia 0 years
- 42 Austria 0 years
- 42 Belgium 0 years
- 42 Bahrain 0 years compare
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 years compare
- 42 Brazil 0 years
- 42 Barbados 0 years
- 42 Canada 0 years compare
- 42 Chile 0 years
- 42 Colombia 0 years
- 42 Costa Rica 0 years
- 42 Cuba 0 years
- 42 Curacao 0 years
- 42 Cyprus 0 years
- 42 Germany 0 years
- 42 Dominica 0 years
- 42 Denmark 0 years
- 42 Spain 0 years
- 42 Estonia 0 years
- 42 United Kingdom 0 years
- 42 Greece 0 years
- 42 Grenada 0 years
- 42 Guatemala 0 years compare
- 42 Croatia 0 years
- 42 Haiti 0 years
- 42 Hungary 0 years
- 42 Indonesia 0 years
- 42 Ireland 0 years
- 42 Iceland 0 years
- 42 Israel 0 years
- 42 Jamaica 0 years
- 42 Cambodia 0 years compare
- 42 South Korea 0 years
- 42 Laos 0 years
- 42 Liechtenstein 0 years
- 42 Lithuania 0 years compare
- 42 Mexico 0 years
- 42 Myanmar 0 years
- 42 Mauritania 0 years
- 42 Namibia 0 years compare
- 42 Nicaragua 0 years
- 42 Norway 0 years
- 42 New Zealand 0 years compare
- 42 Oman 0 years
- 42 Panama 0 years
- 42 Peru 0 years
- 42 Puerto Rico 0 years
- 42 Qatar 0 years
- 42 Romania 0 years
- 42 Singapore 0 years
- 42 El Salvador 0 years
- 42 San Marino 0 years
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More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0257 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7827 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5011 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Japan was 0.5 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 years in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 102 countries with data for 2012.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release