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

Europe & Central Asia
41.09 million number
in 2019
Japan
3.58 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
18th
Japan rank
15th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 41.09 million number against 3.58 million number in Japan, a difference of 37.51 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 11.5 times Japan's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 41.29 million number 4.49 million number 36.80 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 41.62 million number 5.30 million number 36.31 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 42.61 million number 5.17 million number 37.44 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 42.63 million number 4.04 million number 38.59 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 39.85 million number 3.69 million number 36.17 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?
Europe & Central Asia, at 41.09 million number against 3.58 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
37.51 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Japan rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 43 groups.
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.