School enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 80.8% in 1999. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 1999, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan peaked at 80.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1971.
That places Japan 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.2% | — |
| 1972 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 34.3% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 42.4% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +66.3% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 32.2% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 46.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Japan was 80.8% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Japan ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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, male (% 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.