Japan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Japan
1.87 million
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
62.28 million
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Japan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 62.28 million against 1.87 million in Japan, a difference of 60.41 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 33.3 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 195 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 668,108 3.59 million 2.92 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 840,676 7.03 million 6.19 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 1.46 million 10.72 million 9.26 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 1.83 million 49.37 million 47.54 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 1.87 million 59.03 million 57.16 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Japan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 62.28 million against 1.87 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
60.41 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Japan ranks 12th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 195 countries.
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