High income vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

High income
753,036 number
in 2019
Japan
53,526 number
in 2018
High income rank
6th
Japan rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • High income
  • Japan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199720082019

How they compare

High income currently reports 753,036 number against 53,526 number in Japan, a difference of 699,510 number.

That makes High income's figure about 14.1 times Japan's.

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

High income ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 605,550 number 41,494 number 564,056 number High income
2000s 712,256 number 49,918 number 662,338 number High income
2010s 794,235 number 50,760 number 743,476 number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, High income or Japan?
High income, at 753,036 number against 53,526 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between High income and Japan?
699,510 number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
High income ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.