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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on China & Japan

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT China Japan HISTORY
Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th.
6 years
Ranked 50th. 20% more than China

Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Japan
7.26 million
Ranked 16th.

Pupils > % female 47.19% female
Ranked 131st.
48.78% female
Ranked 40th. 3% more than China

Pupils > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 104th. 63% more than Japan
0.057 per capita
Ranked 149th.

Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 64% more than Japan
56.8
Ranked 147th.

Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Japan
378,950
Ranked 8th.

Teachers > % female 52.91% female
Ranked 105th.
65% female
Ranked 90th. 23% more than China

Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 49% more than Japan
2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Japan
2.97
Ranked 119th.

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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