East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Japan: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
31.45 million number
in 2019
Japan
1.85 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
13th
Japan rank
12th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M199420062019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 31.45 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan, a difference of 29.60 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.0 times Japan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 15.44 million number 2.50 million number 12.94 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 24.82 million number 2.08 million number 22.73 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 32.17 million number 1.87 million number 30.31 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 31.45 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
29.60 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.
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

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/