What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?

96,290 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Japan: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.64 million number

in 2017

Japan

1.74 million number

in 2018

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

21st

Japan rank

19th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.74 million number against 1.64 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 96,290 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.89 million number	2.25 million number	638,600 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	2.40 million number	1.96 million number	442,599 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.52 million number	1.83 million number	305,546 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Japan?: Japan, at 1.74 million number against 1.64 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?: 96,290 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Japan rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 192 countries.
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.