Egypt vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Egypt
1.94 million
in 2025
Japan
2.01 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
12th
Japan rank
11th

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

  • Egypt
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119982025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.01 million against 1.94 million in Egypt, a difference of 73,080.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 303,299 1.48 million 1.18 million Japan
1980s 551,798 1.59 million 1.04 million Japan
1990s 442,290 1.68 million 1.24 million Japan
2010s 1.41 million 2.03 million 617,391 Japan
2020s 1.69 million 2.02 million 330,400 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Egypt or Japan?
Japan, at 2.01 million against 1.94 million in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Egypt and Japan?
73,080, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Egypt ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 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.