What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan?

318,700 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan?

8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Japan: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1.53 million number

in 2015

Japan

1.85 million number

in 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

15th

Japan rank

12th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.85 million number against 1.53 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 318,700 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.10 million number	1.90 million number	799,787 number	Japan
2010s	1.42 million number	1.87 million number	453,772 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Japan?: Japan, at 1.85 million number against 1.53 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan?: 318,700 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/