El Salvador vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

El Salvador
0.0309 units per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0312 units per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
95th
Japan rank
93rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0312 units per person against 0.0309 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 93rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0061 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0131 units per person Japan
1980s 0.0136 units per person 0.0202 units per person 0.0066 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0181 units per person 0.0281 units per person 0.01 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0296 units per person 0.0304 units per person 0.0008 units per person Japan
2020s 0.0322 units per person 0.031 units per person 0.0012 units per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0312 units per person against 0.0309 units per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between El Salvador and Japan?
0.0003 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.