France vs Japan: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes

France
2.54 million number
in 2018
Japan
2.82 million number
in 2018
France rank
13th
Japan rank
11th

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.82 million number against 2.54 million number in France, a difference of 280,580 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 171 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 2.53 million number 3.56 million number 1.03 million number Japan
2010s 2.57 million number 3.07 million number 506,648 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes, France or Japan?
Japan, at 2.82 million number against 2.54 million number in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes between France and Japan?
280,580 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do France and Japan rank globally for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
France ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.