Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Japan or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 3.57 million number against 3.34 million number in Japan as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Japan and Russian Federation?

231,430 number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?

27 years are reported by both, from 1981 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 Russian Federation: Enrolment in primary education, male

Japan

3.34 million number

in 2018

Russian Federation

3.57 million number

in 2018

Japan rank

23rd

Russian Federation rank

22nd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Japan
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.57 million number against 3.34 million number in Japan, a difference of 231,430 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 23rd and Russian Federation ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.60 million number	3.33 million number	2.27 million number	Japan
1990s	4.55 million number	3.84 million number	708,476 number	Japan
2000s	3.73 million number	2.75 million number	978,807 number	Japan
2010s	3.44 million number	3.06 million number	380,661 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Japan or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 3.57 million number against 3.34 million number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Japan and Russian Federation?: 231,430 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Japan ranks 23rd and Russian Federation ranks 22nd 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.