What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

32.61 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

East Asia & Pacific

34.46 million number

in 2019

Japan

1.85 million number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

11th

Japan rank

12th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Japan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 34.46 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan, a difference of 32.61 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.7 times Japan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.90 million number	2.50 million number	17.40 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	28.89 million number	2.08 million number	26.80 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	36.03 million number	1.87 million number	34.16 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?: East Asia & Pacific, at 34.46 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 and Japan?: 32.61 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 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: 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/