India vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per

India
0.0149 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.015 units per person
in 2023
India rank
112th
Japan rank
109th

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

  • India
  • Japan
00.0050.010.015197119982025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.015 units per person against 0.0149 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 112th and Japan ranks 109th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0011 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0051 units per person Japan
1980s 0.0015 units per person 0.007 units per person 0.0055 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0018 units per person 0.0103 units per person 0.0085 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0115 units per person 0.0144 units per person 0.0029 units per person Japan
2020s 0.0137 units per person 0.0149 units per person 0.0012 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per, India or Japan?
Japan, at 0.015 units per person against 0.0149 units per person in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per between India and Japan?
0.0001 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per?
India ranks 112th and Japan ranks 109th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.