Japan vs South Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Japan
1.50 million number
in 1999
South Asia
29.85 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
12th
South Asia rank
12th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Japan
  • South Asia
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.85 million number against 1.50 million number in Japan, a difference of 28.35 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 19.9 times Japan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 12th of 196 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 2.06 million number 970,536 number South Asia
1980s 1.12 million number 3.65 million number 2.53 million number South Asia
1990s 1.08 million number 5.16 million number 4.08 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Japan or South Asia?
South Asia, at 29.85 million number against 1.50 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Japan and South Asia?
28.35 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Japan ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (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 pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.