ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
167.63 million
in 2024
Japan
3.88 million
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Japan rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Japan
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 167.63 million against 3.88 million in Japan, a difference of 163.74 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 43.2 times Japan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 17.84 million 2.15 million 15.69 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 24.07 million 2.43 million 21.64 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 36.34 million 3.53 million 32.81 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 128.24 million 3.86 million 124.38 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 153.35 million 3.88 million 149.47 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Japan?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 167.63 million against 3.88 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
163.74 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.