Japan vs OECD members: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Japan
3.41 million number
in 2018
OECD members
55.37 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
14th
OECD members rank
14th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • OECD members
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 55.37 million number against 3.41 million number in Japan, a difference of 51.96 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 16.2 times Japan's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 14th of 203 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 4.36 million number 39.40 million number 35.03 million number OECD members
1980s 5.16 million number 46.76 million number 41.60 million number OECD members
1990s 5.00 million number 48.54 million number 43.54 million number OECD members
2000s 3.87 million number 52.25 million number 48.38 million number OECD members
2010s 3.52 million number 54.68 million number 51.16 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Japan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 55.37 million number against 3.41 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Japan and OECD members?
51.96 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Japan ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 14th of 203 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.