Japan vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Japan
1.60 million
in 2023
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
46.54 million
in 2024
Japan rank
21st
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
23rd

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199420092024

How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 46.54 million against 1.60 million in Japan, a difference of 44.95 million.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 29.1 times Japan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 21st and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 2.25 million 37.47 million 35.21 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 1.70 million 41.59 million 39.89 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 1.60 million 45.03 million 43.43 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Japan or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 46.54 million against 1.60 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
44.95 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Japan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
Japan ranks 21st and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-female-number-2/japan/unicef-east-asia-and-pacific/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-female-number-2/japan/unicef-east-asia-and-pacific/">Japan vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 11,017 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release