Japan vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Japan
758,779 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
29.84 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
5th

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

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
010.0M20.0M30.0M199820082019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 29.84 million number against 758,779 number in Japan, a difference of 29.09 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 39.3 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 143 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.13 million number 9.12 million number 7.99 million number Upper middle income
2000s 956,031 number 16.32 million number 15.37 million number Upper middle income
2010s 766,413 number 25.95 million number 25.18 million number Upper 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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 29.84 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 Upper middle income?
29.09 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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

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).