Japan vs Malaysia: Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate

Japan
86.7
in 2015
Malaysia
87.5
in 2021
Japan rank
65th
Malaysia rank
64th

Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
020406080100197119962021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 87.5 against 86.7 in Japan, a difference of 0.8.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 38.59 8.26 30.33 Japan
1980s 43.55 32.32 11.23 Japan
1990s 54.82 45.5 9.33 Japan
2010s 86.83 93.15 6.32 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher preprimary gross enrollment rate, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 87.5 against 86.7 in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in preprimary gross enrollment rate between Japan and Malaysia?
0.8, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2015.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for preprimary gross enrollment rate?
Japan ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
198 places, 6,144 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.