Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Japan
1.87 million
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.81 million
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.87 million against 1.81 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 54,340.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 668,108 242,969 425,138 Japan
1980s 840,676 423,062 417,614 Japan
1990s 1.51 million 838,464 674,910 Japan
2010s 1.83 million 1.37 million 459,494 Japan
2020s 1.87 million 1.71 million 157,672 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Japan, at 1.87 million against 1.81 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54,340, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Japan ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.