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

Japan
53,526 number
in 2018
Türkiye
54,613 number
in 2018
Japan rank
8th
Türkiye rank
7th

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

  • Japan
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 54,613 number against 53,526 number in Japan, a difference of 1,087 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 40,470 number 13,042 number 27,428 number Japan
2000s 50,540 number 17,153 number 33,387 number Japan
2010s 50,760 number 40,822 number 9,937 number Japan

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 Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 54,613 number against 53,526 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Japan and Türkiye?
1,087 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Japan ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 7th 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.