How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

East Asia & Pacific

12.15 million number

in 2019

Japan

467,959 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

7th

Japan rank

6th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

East Asia & Pacific
Japan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 12.15 million number against 467,959 number in Japan, a difference of 11.68 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 26.0 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	3.44 million number	757,470 number	2.68 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	6.58 million number	606,683 number	5.97 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	11.01 million number	472,234 number	10.54 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, female, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?: East Asia & Pacific, at 12.15 million number against 467,959 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 11.68 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, female?: 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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