Italy vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per

Italy
0.0164 units per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0162 units per person
in 2023
Italy rank
66th
Japan rank
69th

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

  • Italy
  • Japan
00.0050.010.015197119972023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0164 units per person against 0.0162 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 66th and Japan ranks 69th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.01 units per person 0.0133 units per person 0.0033 units per person Japan
1980s 0.0113 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0019 units per person Japan
1990s 0.014 units per person 0.0158 units per person 0.0018 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0136 units per person 0.016 units per person 0.0024 units per person Japan
2020s 0.0158 units per person 0.0161 units per person 0.0003 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, male (number), per, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 0.0164 units per person against 0.0162 units per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per between Italy and Japan?
0.0002 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
Italy ranks 66th and Japan ranks 69th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,639 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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