East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
24.25 million number
in 2019
Japan
758,779 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
7th
Japan rank
6th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.25 million number against 758,779 number in Japan, a difference of 23.49 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 32.0 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 7.61 million number 1.13 million number 6.48 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 13.63 million number 956,031 number 12.67 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 21.51 million number 766,413 number 20.75 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 24.25 million number against 758,779 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
23.49 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).