Japan vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Japan
467,959 number
in 2018
Middle income
16.25 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
6th
Middle income rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820082019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 16.25 million number against 467,959 number in Japan, a difference of 15.78 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 34.7 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th of 140 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 757,470 number 5.39 million number 4.63 million number Middle income
2000s 606,683 number 9.48 million number 8.87 million number Middle income
2010s 472,234 number 14.79 million number 14.32 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, female, Japan or Middle income?
Middle income, at 16.25 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 Japan and Middle income?
15.78 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, female?
Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th of 140 countries.
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

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