Japan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in secondary education, female

Japan
3.22 million
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
112.37 million
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
17th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 112.37 million against 3.22 million in Japan, a difference of 109.15 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 34.9 times Japan's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 18th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 218 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.36 million 38.51 million 34.15 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 5.16 million 56.17 million 51.01 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 5.00 million 70.43 million 65.43 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 3.48 million 103.92 million 100.44 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 3.26 million 108.05 million 104.78 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Japan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 112.37 million against 3.22 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
109.15 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Japan ranks 18th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,761 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release