Japan vs New Zealand: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development

Japan
0.5 years
in 2012
New Zealand
0 years
in 2019
Japan rank
50th
New Zealand rank
52nd

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
00.10.20.30.40.5199820082019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.5 years against 0 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 97 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5 years 0.5 years 0 years
2000s 0.5 years 0.5 years 0 years
2010s 0.5 years 0.5 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to early childhood educational development, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 0.5 years against 0 years in New Zealand as of 2012.
What is the difference in official entrance age to early childhood educational development between Japan and New Zealand?
0.5 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Japan ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/