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

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
84.03 million
in 2024
Japan
1.87 million
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Japan rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Japan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 84.03 million against 1.87 million in Japan, a difference of 82.16 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 45.0 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th 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 6.77 million 668,108 6.10 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 9.65 million 840,676 8.81 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 15.03 million 1.46 million 13.57 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 63.90 million 1.83 million 62.07 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 77.02 million 1.87 million 75.15 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, female, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Japan?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 84.03 million against 1.87 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
82.16 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
37 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, female?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release