Japan vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes
Japan
758,779 number
in 2018
Middle income
32.64 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
6th
Middle income rank
3rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 32.64 million number against 758,779 number in Japan, a difference of 31.88 million number.
That makes Middle income's figure about 43.0 times Japan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 143 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million number | 11.56 million number | 10.43 million number | Middle income |
| 2000s | 956,031 number | 19.77 million number | 18.81 million number | Middle income |
| 2010s | 766,413 number | 29.67 million number | 28.90 million number | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Japan or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 32.64 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 Japan and Middle income?
- 31.88 million number, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 143 countries.
- 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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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).