Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan is 99.93, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 100 in 1895 and was at its lowest, 7.22, in 1820.
Japan ranks 6th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 7.22 | — |
| 1825 | 8.84 | +22.4% |
| 1830 | 10.78 | +21.9% |
| 1835 | 13.09 | +21.4% |
| 1840 | 15.81 | +20.8% |
| 1845 | 18.97 | +20.0% |
| 1850 | 22.6 | +19.1% |
| 1855 | 26.69 | +18.1% |
| 1860 | 31.23 | +17.0% |
| 1865 | 36.16 | +15.8% |
| 1870 | 41.41 | +14.5% |
| 1875 | 59.36 | +43.3% |
| 1880 | 70.8 | +19.3% |
| 1885 | 93.23 | +31.7% |
| 1890 | 86.8 | -6.9% |
| 1895 | 100 | +15.2% |
| 1900 | 86.19 | -13.8% |
| 1905 | 90.52 | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 96.61 | +6.7% |
| 1915 | 96.64 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 97.5 | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 96.97 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 100 | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.86 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 99.92 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.87 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.89 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.91 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 99.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 99.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | +43.3% | 41.41 | 59.36 |
| 1885 | +31.7% | 70.8 | 93.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8.03 | 7.22 | 8.84 | 2 |
| 1830s | 11.93 | 10.78 | 13.09 | 2 |
| 1840s | 17.39 | 15.81 | 18.97 | 2 |
| 1850s | 24.65 | 22.6 | 26.69 | 2 |
| 1860s | 33.7 | 31.23 | 36.16 | 2 |
| 1870s | 50.38 | 41.41 | 59.36 | 2 |
| 1880s | 82.02 | 70.8 | 93.23 | 2 |
| 1890s | 93.4 | 86.8 | 100 | 2 |
| 1900s | 88.35 | 86.19 | 90.52 | 2 |
| 1910s | 96.62 | 96.61 | 96.64 | 2 |
| 1920s | 97.23 | 96.97 | 97.5 | 2 |
| 1930s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1940s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.75 | 98.86 | 99.92 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.91 | 99.9 | 99.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.97 compare
- 4 Uruguay 99.96 compare
- 5 South Korea 99.94 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.93 compare
- 8 Poland 99.91 compare
- 9 Iran 99.9 compare
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Japan was 99.93 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1895.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.22 in 1820.
- How does Japan rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.