School enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 82.8% in 1999. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan is 82.8%, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan peaked at 82.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1971.
Japan ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.5% | — |
| 1972 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 38.7% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 42.8% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 45.4% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +66.3% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 32.5% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.6% | 40.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 46.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Japan was 82.8% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Japan ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.