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

Japan
467,959 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
14.87 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
6th

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

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820082019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 14.87 million number against 467,959 number in Japan, a difference of 14.40 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 31.8 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 6th of 140 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 757,470 number 4.39 million number 3.63 million number Upper middle income
2000s 606,683 number 8.09 million number 7.49 million number Upper middle income
2010s 472,234 number 13.15 million number 12.68 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, female, Japan or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 14.87 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 Upper middle income?
14.40 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, female?
Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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).