Japan vs OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Japan
2.01 million number
in 2018
OECD members
30.18 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
10th
OECD members rank
13th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Japan
  • OECD members
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 30.18 million number against 2.01 million number in Japan, a difference of 28.16 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.0 times Japan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 13th of 187 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 million number 12.90 million number 11.41 million number OECD members
1980s 1.59 million number 15.72 million number 14.13 million number OECD members
1990s 1.97 million number 19.20 million number 17.23 million number OECD members
2000s 2.18 million number 24.21 million number 22.03 million number OECD members
2010s 2.05 million number 29.57 million number 27.52 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Japan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 30.18 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 Japan and OECD members?
28.16 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Japan ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 13th of 187 countries.
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.