Japan - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

Since 2014, Japan Number of Pupils in Primary Education was down by 0.9% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 23 comparing other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education at 6,430,552.97 Pupils. Japan is overtaken by Afghanistan, which was number 22 with 6,700,320 Pupils and is followed by Myanmar at 5,335,158 Pupils. China, Indonesia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico was the worst growing country at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2019 6,430,552.97
2018 6,504,523.00
2017 6,531,731.00
2016 6,581,949.00
2015 6,638,174.00
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How does Japan rank in Number of Pupils in Primary Education?

# 184 Countries Units (Pupils) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
120,064,160 2019 NA -2.7 % View data
2 #2
China
104,325,248 2019 +2.4 % +1.9 % View data
22 #22
Afghanistan
6,700,320 2019 +2.4 % +1.5 % View data
23 #23
Japan
6,430,553 2019 -1.1 % -0.9 % View data
24 #24
Myanmar
5,335,158 2019 +0.7 % +0.6 % View data
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