East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific
35.83 million number
in 2019
Japan
2.01 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th
Japan rank
10th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 35.83 million number against 2.01 million number in Japan, a difference of 33.82 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 17.8 times Japan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.54 million number 1.52 million number 2.02 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 7.05 million number 1.59 million number 5.46 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 10.62 million number 1.97 million number 8.65 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 21.03 million number 2.18 million number 18.86 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 32.49 million number 2.05 million number 30.44 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 35.83 million number against 2.01 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
33.82 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.