Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Japan

Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 290,820 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
290,820 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 140 countries
All-time high
382,405 number
in 1998
All-time low
287,740 number
in 2010
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Japan, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820181998: 382.4k number1999: 367.3k number2000: 356.1k number2001: 346.1k number2002: 341.4k number2003: 347.0k number2004: 362.3k number2005: 372.9k number2006: 374.1k number2007: 356.9k number2008: 331.6k number2009: 305.2k number2010: 287.7k number2011: 294.0k number2012: 298.1k number2013: 295.6k number2014: 297.6k number2015: 296.2k number2016: 294.8k number2017: 292.6k number2018: 290.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Japan recorded 290,820 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2018.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Japan peaked at 382,405 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 287,740 number, in 2010.

That places Japan 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 374,859 number 367,313 number 382,405 number 2
2000s 349,349 number 305,210 number 374,086 number 10
2010s 294,179 number 287,740 number 298,144 number 9

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 7 South Korea 409,279 number compare
  2. 8 Colombia 357,202 number compare
  3. 9 Nigeria 305,735 number compare
  4. 11 France 263,471 number compare
  5. 12 Argentina 238,362 number compare
  6. 13 Spain 216,462 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Japan?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Japan was 290,820 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 382,405 number in 1998.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 287,740 number in 2010.
How does Japan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Japan ranks 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).