High income vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

High income
29.02 million number
in 2019
Japan
1.85 million number
in 2018
High income rank
13th
Japan rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • High income
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

High income currently reports 29.02 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan, a difference of 27.17 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 15.7 times Japan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 9.20 million number 668,108 number 8.53 million number High income
1980s 13.29 million number 840,676 number 12.45 million number High income
1990s 18.60 million number 1.46 million number 17.14 million number High income
2000s 25.55 million number 1.82 million number 23.74 million number High income
2010s 29.80 million number 1.81 million number 27.99 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, High income or Japan?
High income, at 29.02 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between High income and Japan?
27.17 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
High income ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 43 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.