Japan vs OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Japan
53,526 number
in 2018
OECD members
801,127 number
in 2019
Japan rank
8th
OECD members rank
6th

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

  • Japan
  • OECD members
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199720082019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 801,127 number against 53,526 number in Japan, a difference of 747,601 number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.0 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 131 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 41,494 number 642,188 number 600,695 number OECD members
2000s 49,918 number 714,978 number 665,060 number OECD members
2010s 50,760 number 823,111 number 772,352 number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Japan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 801,127 number against 53,526 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Japan and OECD members?
747,601 number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Japan ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 131 countries.
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.