Egypt vs Japan: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Egypt
4.87 million number
in 2019
Japan
3.58 million number
in 2018
Egypt rank
13th
Japan rank
15th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Japan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M197119952019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.87 million number against 3.58 million number in Japan, a difference of 1.28 million number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Egypt ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.34 million number 4.49 million number 3.16 million number Japan
1980s 2.15 million number 5.30 million number 3.15 million number Japan
1990s 3.28 million number 5.24 million number 1.95 million number Japan
2000s 4.11 million number 4.16 million number 42,750 number Japan
2010s 4.25 million number 3.68 million number 560,356 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Egypt or Japan?
Egypt, at 4.87 million number against 3.58 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Egypt and Japan?
1.28 million number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Egypt ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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 secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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