Japan vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes
Japan
3.86 million number
in 2018
Philippines
3.59 million number
in 2017
Japan rank
9th
Philippines rank
12th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.86 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines, a difference of 272,370 number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.15 million number | 798,762 number | 1.35 million number | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.43 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.02 million number | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.36 million number | 1.84 million number | 1.53 million number | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.99 million number | 2.49 million number | 1.50 million number | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.86 million number | 3.21 million number | 656,633 number | Japan |
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 Philippines?
- Japan, at 3.86 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Japan and Philippines?
- 272,370 number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th 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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About this data
The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.