School age population, early childhood educational development in Japan
Japan: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.04 million in 2012. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Japan, 2001β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Japan is 1.04 million, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Japan peaked at 1.17 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 2012.
That places Japan 15th out of 102 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.04 million | 1.17 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 1.04 million | 1.06 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Japan?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Japan was 1.04 million in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 102 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release