Table 7

Table 7. Enrollment in Pre-Elementary Education as
Percent of Population Age 1-5, by Age Group and
Type of Institution: 1984

Age Group	Population	Percent Enrolled
Age Group	Population	Preschools and Daycare Centers	Preschools	Daycare Centers
1and 2 3 4 and 5	3,024,000 1,529,000 3,211,000	10.9 40.4 92.1	00.0 13.2 60.1	10.9 27.2 32.0

Source: Population data from Japan Statistical Yearbook. Tokyo: Statistics Bureau Management and Coordination Agency, 1985. Preschool enrollments from Gakko Kihon chosa hokokusho. Tokyo: Monbusho, 1984, p. 422-3. Daycare center enrollments provided by the Ministry of Welfare.