Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Japan
290,820 number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
4.88 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
10th
Post-demographic dividend rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
02.0M4.0M6.0M199720082019

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 4.88 million number against 290,820 number in Japan, a difference of 4.59 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 16.8 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 140 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 374,859 number 4.42 million number 4.05 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 349,349 number 4.95 million number 4.60 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 294,179 number 5.35 million number 5.06 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 4.88 million number against 290,820 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
4.59 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Japan ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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