What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Japan and Thailand?

447,720 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Japan vs Thailand: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Japan

3.58 million number

in 2018

Thailand

3.13 million number

in 2019

Japan rank

15th

Thailand rank

16th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Japan
Thailand

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.58 million number against 3.13 million number in Thailand, a difference of 447,720 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 16th of 202 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.48 million number	607,336 number	3.87 million number	Japan
1990s	5.47 million number	1.22 million number	4.25 million number	Japan
2000s	3.98 million number	2.22 million number	1.76 million number	Japan
2010s	3.68 million number	3.00 million number	684,200 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Japan or Thailand?: Japan, at 3.58 million number against 3.13 million number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Japan and Thailand?: 447,720 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Japan ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 16th 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: 21 August 2026

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