Japan vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Japan
1.85 million number
in 2018
Philippines
1.99 million number
in 2017
Japan rank
11th
Philippines rank
9th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Japan
  • Philippines
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119942018

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.99 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan, a difference of 144,610 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 9th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 629,548 number 450,094 number 179,454 number Japan
1980s 791,544 number 673,804 number 117,740 number Japan
1990s 1.61 million number 1.10 million number 502,995 number Japan
2000s 1.82 million number 1.35 million number 463,228 number Japan
2010s 1.80 million number 1.76 million number 40,510 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Japan or Philippines?
Philippines, at 1.99 million number against 1.85 million number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Japan and Philippines?
144,610 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Japan ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 9th of 187 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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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.