What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Japan and OECD members?

45.40 million number, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs OECD members: Enrolment in primary education, male

Japan

3.34 million number

in 2018

OECD members

48.74 million number

in 2019

Japan rank

23rd

OECD members rank

23rd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Japan
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 48.74 million number against 3.34 million number in Japan, a difference of 45.40 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.6 times Japan's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.24 million number	52.16 million number	46.92 million number	OECD members
1980s	5.76 million number	52.04 million number	46.29 million number	OECD members
1990s	4.43 million number	51.15 million number	46.72 million number	OECD members
2000s	3.73 million number	50.48 million number	46.75 million number	OECD members
2010s	3.46 million number	48.43 million number	44.96 million number	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Japan or OECD members?: OECD members, at 48.74 million number against 3.34 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Japan and OECD members?: 45.40 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Japan ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.