Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Japan
3.86 million number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend
79.15 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
9th
Late-demographic dividend rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 79.15 million number against 3.86 million number in Japan, a difference of 75.29 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 20.5 times Japan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 9th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 million number 10.50 million number 8.35 million number Late-demographic dividend
1980s 2.43 million number 15.20 million number 12.77 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 3.43 million number 19.09 million number 15.66 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 3.99 million number 45.33 million number 41.34 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 3.86 million number 71.33 million number 67.47 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 79.15 million number against 3.86 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
75.29 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 9th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.