Japan vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male
Japan
2.01 million
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
99.48 million
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
10th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time
- Japan
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 99.48 million against 2.01 million in Japan, a difference of 97.47 million.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 49.4 times Japan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 195 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.48 million | 12.72 million | 11.23 million | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 1.59 million | 17.37 million | 15.78 million | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 1.97 million | 23.94 million | 21.97 million | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 2.03 million | 77.05 million | 75.02 million | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 2.02 million | 91.50 million | 89.48 million | WB: 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, male, Japan or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 99.48 million against 2.01 million in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Japan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 97.47 million, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- Japan ranks 11th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release