What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?

21.38 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?

23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Japan: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Europe & Central Asia

23.12 million number

in 2019

Japan

1.74 million number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia rank

18th

Japan rank

19th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Europe & Central Asia
Japan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 23.12 million number against 1.74 million number in Japan, a difference of 21.38 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.3 times Japan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.68 million number	2.36 million number	23.32 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	24.91 million number	1.96 million number	22.94 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	21.99 million number	1.82 million number	20.18 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 23.12 million number against 1.74 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?: 21.38 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Japan rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.