Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan

Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 1.50 million number in 1999. ▬ Flat

Latest (1999)
1.50 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 1999
All-time low
863,404 number
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–1999

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan, 1971–1999

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1971198519991971: 863.4k number1972: 884.6k number1973: 951.0k number1974: 1.1M number1975: 1.1M number1976: 1.2M number1977: 1.2M number1978: 1.3M number1979: 1.3M number1980: 1.3M number1981: 1.2M number1982: 1.2M number1983: 1.1M number1984: 1.1M number1985: 1.1M number1986: 1.1M number1987: 1.0M number1988: 1.0M number1989: 1.0M number1990: 1.0M number1991: 1.0M number1992: 1.0M number1993: 989.9k number1994: 970.1k number1995: 941.0k number1996: 917.8k number1997: 912.1k number1998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan is 1.50 million number, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan peaked at 1.50 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 863,404 number, in 1971.

Japan ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Japan, 1971 to 1999.
Year number Change
1971 863,404 number —
1972 884,616 number +2.5%
1973 951,029 number +7.5%
1974 1.09 million number +14.4%
1975 1.14 million number +4.8%
1976 1.17 million number +2.7%
1977 1.21 million number +3.4%
1978 1.25 million number +3.6%
1979 1.28 million number +1.8%
1980 1.27 million number -0.4%
1981 1.23 million number -3.3%
1982 1.17 million number -4.8%
1983 1.14 million number -2.8%
1984 1.12 million number -1.7%
1985 1.09 million number -2.7%
1986 1.06 million number -3.0%
1987 1.03 million number -2.5%
1988 1.03 million number -0.2%
1989 1.04 million number +1.2%
1990 1.04 million number -0.3%
1991 1.02 million number -1.5%
1992 1.01 million number -1.5%
1993 989,912 number -1.5%
1994 970,085 number -2.0%
1995 941,045 number -3.0%
1996 917,838 number -2.5%
1997 912,110 number -0.6%
1998 1.49 million number +63.5%
1999 1.50 million number +0.8%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 1.50 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 29.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 1.50 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,881 number, 60.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +63.5% 912,110 number 1.49 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.09 million number 863,404 number 1.28 million number 9
1980s 1.12 million number 1.03 million number 1.27 million number 10
1990s 1.08 million number 912,110 number 1.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 9 Vietnam 2.30 million number compare
  2. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  3. 11 Kenya 1.63 million number compare
  4. 13 Ethiopia 1.31 million number compare
  5. 14 France 1.30 million number compare
  6. 15 Germany 1.22 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Japan was 1.50 million number in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 863,404 number in 1971.
How does Japan rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Japan ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 1999.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.